Pentatonic
scale forms
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The blue circles indicate the roots if you're are thinking about
a particular pentatonic fingering as major. The red circles indicate
the roots if you're are thinking about a particular pentatonic
fingering as minor.
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5
positions of the scale
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Extended
scale forms
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Analyzing a song and deciding what the key areas are, is beyond
the scope of this lesson. You will need to study some music theory
to help you with this. One of the simplest ways to think about
a jazz tune, is key areas. If it is a major key area, think major
pentatonic. If it is a minor key area, think minor pentatonic.
There is much more you can do, but use this as your foundation.
Since major pentatonic and minor pentatonic are really just the
same fingerings, all you need to do is learn where the roots of
the scales are and you are ready to go.
When choosing which fingering of the scale you are going to use,
choose the one that is closest to the position that you are all
ready in. This will help in making the smoothest transition possible.
Below are all of the major/minor pentatonic fingerings. The root
for the major pentatonic.
Good luck, and remember that playing Jazz is a lifelong persut.
Practice hard, but enjoy the process of learning.
Page 2, improvising in minor keys
Page 1 improvising in major keys
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