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MUSIC THeory 101 PENTATONIC AND BLUES SCALES

Major Pentatonic ScaleThis scale is rather simple, just start with the C major scale and remove the 4 and 7

degree and there you have the C major pentatonic scale. Check out the image below.

Go ahead and fill out this basic exercise and create some major pentatonics.

Create some minor pentatonics.

A Major Pentatonic Scale

D Major Pentatonic Scale

F Major Pentatonic Scale

Bb Major Pentatonic Scale

A Minor Pentatonic

E Minor Pentatonic

Minor Pentatonic Scale

C Major Scale C Major Pentatonic Scale

C Natural Minor Scale C Minor Pentatonic Scale

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B Minor Pentatonic

C Minor Pentatonic

Minor Blues ScaleThis scale is almost exactly like the minor pentatonic scale, the only difference is one note. Just add the b5 to the minor pentatonic scale and there you got the baddest

scale on the planet.

Here’s a great exercise to get your brain pumping. First create the minor pentatonic scale and just add the b5.

C Minor Blues

F Minor Blues

Bb Minor Blues

G Minor Blues


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