You can start with e minor pentatonic, but the same notes and patterns can also produce g major pentatonic. As you will learn, these patterns can be transferred to all keys. Lesson 8 the e minor blues scales dvd 3 in this lesson. I have already done several lessons on how to apply the minor pentatonic scale in jazz. Apr, 2018 the minor pentatonic scale is quite possibly the most used and, suffice it to say, overused scale on the guitar. The difference between major and minor pentatonic scales. Scales are presented as fretboard diagrams, as well as in notation and tab. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used.
The open strings themselves even make up the notes of the e minor pentatonic scale. After clicking the buy now button, youll be directed to our online store at gumroad. E minor pentatonic positions on the guitar online guitar. Minor pentatonic pattern 1 major pentatonic pattern 5 playing this pattern from left to right and up across the strings means you will be playing the e minor pentatonic scale. The diamond shows the major root and the open circle shows the minor root. Pentatonic scales for guitar a pentatonic scale has just 5 notes. The eminor pentatonic scale in the 1st position on the octave. Pdf total guitar the ultimate scale book guilherme. For a complete lesson on the minor blues scale, read this lesson. That makes the scale an g minor pentatonic scale with the notes g, bb, c, d, and f. To form the c major pentatonic scale, you would take the 1 c, 2 d, 3 e, 5 g, 6 a. Super locrian is often used in jazz over an altered dominant chord b9.
Instead of using g dorian minor 7 pentatonic over the gm7, you could play d dorian minor pentatonic for a jazzier sound which omits the minor 3rd in favor of the 9th. Pdf total guitar the ultimate scale book guilherme mauricio. How to play the pentatonic scale on guitar dummies. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read guitar scales major pentatonic. The book comes as a pdf file, which can be read on your screen and printed suitable for printing on us letter and a4 sized paper. Minor pentatonic the basic box shape free guitar lessons. Jun 18, 2019 the guitar scales chart book is an ebook available as a printable pdf download. For example if you play this scale starting at the fifth fret on the low e string it is an a minor pentatonic scale consisting of the five notes a, c, d, e, and g. Guitar scales the pentatonic scale is a favorite of many guitarists and its easy to see why. If you start at the g on the 3rd fret of the low e string youll get a g major pentatonic scale.
Play the pentatonic major scale in e in multiple fretboard positions, with tab. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated sound. Learn the 5 pentatonic scales on guitar, tab and diagrams available on screen and printable pdf download from etsy. For this chapter we will be considering minor pentatonic only. Now that you are familiar with the minor pentatonic scale in the box position and in an expanded 1 scale, lets learn the minor pentatonic expanded 2 scale. Premium learning minor pentatonic scales pdf ebook learn guitar for free. The e minor blues scale contains the following notes. The first scale most guitar players learn is the minor pentatonic scale.
Scale pentatonic minor 1,b3,4,5,b7 fullth pattern root note e guitar tuning. This scale will have its root note on the 5th or a string and you can start with your 3rd finger. Whether you want to brush up on your pentatonics, play blues in an unusual. The guitar scales ebook can either be read onscreen or printed out. The answer is that the pentatonic scale is either major or minor depending on which note is functioning as the tonic, which means. Nov 22, 2015 a guitar lesson on soloing using the minor pentatonic scale. The guitar scales chart book features all of the widelyused guitar scales pentatonic, blues, etc. The guitar neck diagram shows you the big picture for the e pentatonic blues scale. In this lesson you will be learning some ways to use the pentatonic scale in a solo. This book provides the pentatonic scale fingerings, diagrams, lessons and licks that every guitarist needs to know. However, there is a key difference in each kings bluesy flavor. R 11 5 b7 b3 b3 1f 5 r 11 11 b7 b3 3f r 11 5 5 b7 5f b3 r 5 7f 11 b7 b7 b3 9f r r 11 5 b7 b3 r 11 5 12f b7 b3 b3 5 r 11 11 b7 b3 15f r 11 5 5 b7 17f b3 r 5 19f 11 b7. The word pentatonic implies that there are five notes in these scales, and that is correct. This pentatonic scales guitar lesson shows you all 5 shapes using the key of a.
If you were to play this scale on the 8th fret it would. Show me chords that sound good with an e minor pentatonic scale. Heres a free guitar scales pdf ebook 22 pages with plenty of scales and arpeggios patterns. Find or record a backing track that is in the key of c major, and play the above scale shape with your first finger located on the 5th fret and your pinky finger located on the 8th fret. Sep 26, 2018 one of the best ways to start becoming comfortable with a new scale or pattern is to try and create a few interesting riffs with that scale. For each scale, you can learn a number of different shapes and patterns, depending on the zone of the fretboard youre working on. As its name implies, the minor pentatonic scale is made of five notes penta means five and tonic. So, for example, try creating a few guitar riffs using the g minor pentatonic scale in the third position beginning on the 8th fret. The pentatonic scale uses just the most universal note choices. G major e minor pentatonic scale guitar scales the pentatonic scale is a favorite of many guitarists and its easy to see why.
A minor pentatonic contains scale degrees 1, b3, 4, 5, and b7. Still, this scales importance cannot be underestimated, as it is used in so many genres of music, from rock and blues to country and bluegrass. These are the five forms of a c major pentatonic scale or an a minor pentatonic scale. Free guitar scales pdf 84 scale and arpeggios chart. Use the e minor pentatonic scale when playing 12 bar blues in. The fretboard is shown with the lowest pitch string at the bottom and the highest pitch string at the top unless youve tuned your instrument differently. The only difference is which root notes you choose to target. Guitar teachers can print the book or single sheets for their students.
Notice how both an e minor em chord and a g major chord fit into pentatonic pattern 1 in the open position. For an in depth lesson on the theory behind the minor pentatonic scale, read the post on pentatonic scales. The minor pentatonic scale is quite possibly the most used and, suffice it to say, overused scale on the guitar. By adding just one note, we transform e minor pentatonic into a funky. In this lesson youll learn the one scale that is responsible for about 95% of all the blues licks you hear the minor pentatonic and minor blues scale. E minor pentatonic positions on the guitar online guitar books. E g a b d the relative major of e minor is g major. The minor pentatonic scale the pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly utilized scales in just about all genres of music.
Each scale is illustrated in more than one fretboard position, giving you a suitable scale pattern. The a minor pentatonic scale beginner guitar lesson. The guitar major scale is happy upbeat and useful in a variety of styles of music. E d g b e a pentaton c minor scale box 1 glitarsik. To form the c minor pentatonic scale, you would take the 1 c, b3 eb, 4 f, 5 g, b7 bb. Minor pentatonic scale basic box the key signature is determined by which root note is played. In it, i am improvising over the first 16 bars of the g minorb flat major backing track. This ebook may be freely distributed but not copied or altered in any way. If you play alto sax use your e minorg major pentatonic. Strum a g minor chord, then play with the notes in the pattern. It contains the sections chord, scale and arpeggio. The best way to practice any guitar scale is to memorize.
Clicking here and on the image below will open a pdf file of the guitar major scale chart that prints nicely. A guitar lesson on soloing using the minor pentatonic scale. The key to understanding the minor pentatonic scale guitar. To derive the melodic minor scale from the natural minor, raise 6th and 7th notes. Many intermediate guitarists get stuck playing only this scale over a dominant blues. To understand how this works, look at this example. How to use the pentatonic scale as major and minor on the guitar. How to use the pentatonic scale as major and minor on the. The first scale you learn is the a minor pentatonic. All of the root notes are e because this is the e pentatonic blues scale. Dec 12, 2017 learn the 5 pentatonic scales on guitar, tab and diagrams available on screen and printable pdf download from etsy. The root notes a in these examples are circled so that you can learn their locations. It is one of the most commonly used scales in rock music, with a timeless bluesy sound that is favored in every genre from country to metal.
Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above. The pentatonic scale is to the rock guitarist what anesthesia, the printing press, and the cordless screwdriver are to modern civilization an indispensable entity without which life would be much more difficult. Guitar lovers manual chord, arpeggio and scale pdf with. This page includes notationtabs and scale diagrams for each position. In classical music the melodic minor scale is played going up and the natural minor scale is played going down. If you already know about the minor blues scale and would just like to know how to play it in five positions as well as the open position of e, read on. The ebook contains the most important scales for beginners, such as major and minor, but shows also more advanced. The minor pentatonic scale by paul tauterouff the minor pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly scales used in rock, blues, country and jazz music. Guitarists can teach themselves how to play the 5 minor pentatonic scales. The e minor pentatonic scale the e minor blues scale. Several typical pentatonic blues licks will be used as a starting point to develop your knowledge of the pentatonic scale. Infosnacks in the theory category such as major blues guitar scales. E pentatonic blues scale free pentatonic blues scales. Once learned, the player can immediately start improvising rock guitar.
Melodic minor modes the melodic minor scale is closely related to the major scale with its natural 6 and 7. Premium learning minor pentatonic scales pdf ebook. The pentatonic scale can function as both major and minor on the guitar. Illustrated below is the expanded 2 minor pentatonic scale. Also, the pentatonic scale can be easily turned into the blues scale by adding the blues notes. The e minor pentatonic scale is a useful and fun guitar scale to know. High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. If you are not sure how to build your pentatonic scales or what a relative minor is, you can learn all of that in some of my free play sax by ear crash course. You will notice that the notes are not the same because only the relative minor pentatonic scale has the same notes.
Easy soloing guitar coach scale on a string riff echniques. Guitar lovers manual is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. The red dots indicate a root note, the blue dots indicate a blues note and the black dots indicate a note in the scale. Notice how both an e minor em chord and a g major chord fit. Both the pentatonic major scale and minor scale have the same patterns. The a minor pentatonic comes from the natural minor scale. The a minor pentatonic scale contains exactly the same notes as the c major pentatonic, were just starting from a different place. How to tell when you can use the e minor pentatonic scale in a way that musically works and. Since there are five notes in a pentatonic scale, there are five different forms that we can use to play the scale if we start on each different note. The guitar scale book includes scales for use in any style of music. The 14 most common and usable guitar scales printable and ready to use 1. Jun 24, 2019 the guitar scales chart book is an instant download, so you can start learning and playing new scales within minutes.
The guitar scales chart book is an ebook available as a printable pdf download. Aug 24, 2016 for the purposes of this book though, i focus on the pentatonic scale. Guitar scales ebook printable pdf download from guitar command. The 6th note of any major scale is the root of the relative minor scale. The natural minor is the aeolian mode of the relative major scale. To derive the minor pentatonic scale from the natural.
Introduction to the major pentatonic scale zombie guitar. The minor pentatonic is probably the scale that a great part of all guitarists learn as a first scale. One of the things that the minor pentatonic scale does not do that well is minor 6 th, half diminished and dominant chords. Each chord of the song could be analyzed in this way using various pentatonics starting from various scale degress,that one started from the 5. The key to understanding the minor pentatonic scale. It is an essential reference for all lead guitarists, and contains over guitar scale diagrams. Scale diagrams can also be labeled with either letters or scale degrees. One of the best ways to start becoming comfortable with a new scale or pattern is to try and create a few interesting riffs with that scale. Welcome to lesson 3 of the pentatonic scale, pentatonic blues licks. Choose from a selection of free guitar courses here.