How do you move between pentatonic scales?
Table of Contents
- 1 How do you move between pentatonic scales?
- 2 What are the 7 notes of the extended Pentatone?
- 3 Why do pentatonic scales sound good?
- 4 What is blue scale in music?
- 5 How do you get out of the pentatonic box?
- 6 How to play minor pentatonic licks outside the box?
- 7 How do you make an octave Lick on guitar?
How do you move between pentatonic scales?
Play pentatonic licks in octaves Playing in octaves is probably one of the easiest ways to move between pentatonic positions. It’s as simple as taking the same lick and playing it an octave higher. For instance, take a look at the following diagram that outlines 3 octaves of the root, 3rd, 5th notes.
What are the 7 notes of the extended Pentatone?
Summary of Uses
| Major Pent | Notes (dark to bright) | Uses |
|---|---|---|
| G | G, D, A, E, B | Cmaj7 |
| D | D, A, E, B, F# | Cmaj7#11 |
| A | A, E, B, F#, C# | Cmaj7#11(#15) |
| E | E, B, F#, C#, G# | Cmaj7#5(#15) |
What are extended scales?
The Extended Pentatonic Scale. Extending the pentatonic scale simply refers to taking the traditional scale shape and extending it into an adjacent position. So, instead of playing the scale across the fretboard vertically, you transition up or down the fretboard.
Why do pentatonic scales sound good?
Why does the Pentatonic Scale sound so good? The reason why the pentatonic scale sounds so good is because it has no semitones which means that there is no tension between the notes in the scale.
What is blue scale in music?
The term blues scale refers to several different scales with differing numbers of pitches and related characteristics. A blues scale is often formed by the addition of an out-of-key “blue note” to an existing scale, notably the flat fifth addition to the minor pentatonic scale.
How many pentatonic scales are there?
There are two common pentatonic scales: the major pentatonic and the minor pentatonic.
How do you get out of the pentatonic box?
Both licks contain the same notes, but the second lick requires a position shift up the neck, getting you out of the pentatonic box of the 1st position. While the root note is an obvious target note, the same method can be applied to any note of the scale.
How to play minor pentatonic licks outside the box?
In order to start playing minor pentatonic licks outside the box, you first need to learn all 5 positions of the minor pentatonic scale. You may not need to be able to connect all 5 scale patterns by this point, but it’s important that you memorize each of them if you want to make the most out of this lesson.
Where do you end a lick on a guitar?
So instead of landing on the root note at the 5th fret of the first string, we can end the lick on the root note at the 14th fret of the 3rd string, putting us in position four. Both licks contain the same notes, but the second lick requires a position shift up the neck, getting you out of the pentatonic box of the 1st position.
How do you make an octave Lick on guitar?
These octave shapes traverse the first 3 positions of the A major pentatonic. We can take these shapes and make a lick out of them like the following: Another simple idea is to take the same lick in the same position and move it to the second octave (above the 12 fret) on the fretboard.