Here is this set
of pentatonic scales and chords with the example
of how to practice them at the end.
The folowing will be the three chords: major,
minor and half-diminished and the three pentatonic
scales which we will assign to them.
|
E
minor chord
|
The
4/6 minor pentatonic scale |
|
X
X
+--+--+--+--+--+
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+--+--+--+--+--+
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| | 1 1 |
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+--+--+--+--+--+
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| |
| 2 | |
| |
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| |
+--+--+--+--+--+
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|
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| |
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+--+--+--+--+--+
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|
4 | |
| | | 12th fret
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
X
X
| |
6th string 1st
string
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
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|
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+--+--+--+--+--+
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| | 1 1 |
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+--+--+--+--+--+
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2 2 |
| 2 2
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+--+--+--+--+--+
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| |
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+--+--+--+--+--+
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4 4 4 4
4 4
12th fret
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| |
6th string 1st
string |
| E
major chord |
The
4/6 pentatonic scale |
|
X X
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
| | | | |
|
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
| | 1 1 |
|
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+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
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|
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| |
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
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| 3 | |
| |
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+--+--+--+--+--+
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|
4 | |
| | |12th fret
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
X X
| |
6th string 1st
string
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
| |
| | | | |
|
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
1 1 1
1 1 1
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+--+--+--+--+--+
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| |
| | | | |
|
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+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
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| 3 3 3
| |
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+--+--+--+--+--+
|
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4 | | |
4 4
12th Fret
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| |
6th string 1st
string |
| E
minor 7 b5 chord |
The
4/6 minor flat 5 pentatonic scale
|
X
X
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
| | 1 | 1
|
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
| | | 2 |
|
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
3 | | | |
|
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| |
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
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| |
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+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
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|12th fret
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
X
X
| |
6th string 1st
string |
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
| | 1 |
| |
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
| | | 1 |
|
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
2 2 |
| 2 2
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+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
| | | | 3 |
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
|
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4 4 4 4
| 4 12th fret
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| |
6th string 1st
string |
Now, as in study number one, you
have enough scales to work on all of the pentatonic
scale/chord studies in one key. Try this.
We will still be using the key of E minor.
In E natural minor (the Aeolian
mode) the chords are E minor, F# half diminished,
G, A minor, B minor, C, and D.
First play the chord then the
corresponding scale.
Em
E:-----------------------10-12-10---------------------------
B:-------------------10-12-------12-10----------------------
G:-9-------------9-12-----------------12-9------------------
D:-9---------9-12-------------------------12-9--------------
A:-10---10-12---------------------------------12-10---------
E:-12-12-------------------------------------------12-10-12-
F#mb5
E:--------------------------12-14-12-----------------------------
B:-10------------------12-13--------13-12------------------------
G:-11-------------11-14------------------14-11-------------------
D:-10--------10-14----------------------------14-10--------------
A:------12-14--------------------------------------14-12---------
E:-12-14------------------------------------------------14-12-14-
G
E:--------------------------12-15-12------------------------------
B:---------------------12-15--------15-12-------------------------
G:-12-------------12-14------------------14-12--------------------
D:-12--------12-14----------------------------14-12---------------
A:-14---12-14--------------------------------------14-12----------
E:-15-15-------------------------------------------------15-12-15-
Am
E:--------------------------15-17-15------------------------------
B:---------------------15-17--------17-15-------------------------
G:-14-------------14-17------------------17-14--------------------
D:-14--------14-17----------------------------17-14---------------
A:-15---15-17--------------------------------------17-15----------
E:-17-17-------------------------------------------------17-15-17-
G
E:--------------------------12-15-12-----------------------------
B:---------------------12-15--------15-12------------------------
G:-12-------------12-14------------------14-12-------------------
D:-12--------12-14----------------------------14-12--------------
A:-14---12-14--------------------------------------14-12---------
E:-15-15------------------------------------------------15-12-15-
F#mb5
E:--------------------------12-14-12-----------------------------
B:-10------------------12-13--------13-12------------------------
G:-11-------------11-14------------------14-11-------------------
D:-10--------10-14----------------------------14-10--------------
A:------12-14--------------------------------------14-12---------
E:-12-14------------------------------------------------14-12-14-
Em
E:-----------------------10-12-10---------------------------
B:-------------------10-12-------12-10----------------------
G:-9-------------9-12-----------------12-9------------------
D:-9---------9-12-------------------------12-9--------------
A:-10---10-12---------------------------------12-10---------
E:-12-12-------------------------------------------12-10-12-
D
E:-------------------7-10-7---------------------------
B:---------------7-10------10-7-----------------------
G:--7---------7-9--------------9-7--------------------
D:--7------7-9--------------------9-7-----------------
A:--9---7-9--------------------------9-7--------------
E:-10-10--------------------------------10-7-10-------
C
E:----------------5-8-5------------------------------
B:-------------5-8-----8-5---------------------------
G:-5--------5-7-----------7-5------------------------
D:-5-----5-7-----------------7-5---------------------
A:-7--5-7-----------------------7-5------------------
E:-8-8------------------------------8-5-8------------
Bm
E:----------------5-7-5------------------------------
B:-------------5-7-----7-5---------------------------
G:-4--------4-7-----------7-4------------------------
D:-4-----4-7-----------------7-4---------------------
A:-5--5-7-----------------------7-5------------------
E:-7-7-----------------------------7-5-7-------------
Am
E:----------------3-5-3------------------------------
B:-------------3-5-----5-3---------------------------
G:-2--------2-5-----------5-2------------------------
D:-2-----2-5-----------------5-2---------------------
A:-3--3-5-----------------------5-3------------------
E:-5-5-----------------------------5-3-5-------------
Bm
E:----------------5-7-5------------------------------
B:-------------5-7-----7-5---------------------------
G:-4--------4-7-----------7-4------------------------
D:-4-----4-7-----------------7-4---------------------
A:-5--5-7-----------------------7-5------------------
E:-7-7-----------------------------7-5-7-------------
C
E:----------------5-8-5------------------------------
B:-------------5-8-----8-5---------------------------
G:-5--------5-7-----------7-5------------------------
D:-5-----5-7-----------------7-5---------------------
A:-7--5-7-----------------------7-5------------------
E:-8-8------------------------------8-5-8------------
D
E:-------------------7-10-7---------------------------
B:---------------7-10------10-7-----------------------
G:--7---------7-9--------------9-7--------------------
D:--7------7-9--------------------9-7-----------------
A:--9---7-9--------------------------9-7--------------
E:-10-10--------------------------------10-7-10-------
Em
E:-----------------------10-12-10---------------------------
B:-------------------10-12-------12-10----------------------
G:-9-------------9-12-----------------12-9------------------
D:-9---------9-12-------------------------12-9--------------
A:-10---10-12---------------------------------12-10---------
E:-12-12-------------------------------------------12-10-12-
There, we traveled
up the neck a bit then back down to the lower
frets and back up to our starting point at the
12th fret. With all of these exercises
I recommend that you play to the top of the neck
and down to the lowest frets as long as you stick
to the chords and scales diatonic to the key you
are playing. In this case: E minor,
F# minor b5, G, A minor, B minor, C and D.
Now, why not try this in the 11 other
keys? How about melodic or harmonic minor
keys? Can you apply this to a song that
you already know? Whatever you do, try to
make it fit your style and have some fun with
it.
Pentatonic Modal Study #4 - Lower Note Fifth String Study