Here is this set of pentatonic
scales and chords with the example of how to practice
them at the end. The following will be the
three chords: major, minor and half-diminished
and the three pentatonic scales which we will
assign to them. The numbers that name the
scales (for example: 4/5) tells us where the root
note to the scale is located on the guitar.
The "4" represent which finger plays the root
note and the "5" tells us which string. So, "4/5"
= the fourth finger finds the root on the
/fifth string.
|
E
minor chord
|
The
4/5 minor pentatonic scale |
|
X
X
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
| | | 1
| |
| | | |
| |
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
| | 2 | 3 |
5th fret
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
| | | | |
|
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
| 4 | |
| |
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
| | | | |
|
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
X
X
|
|
6th string 1st string
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
| | | 1 |
|
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
2 2 2
| 1 1
5th fret
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
| | | | |
|
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
4 4 4 4
| 3
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+
|
| | | |
|
| | | |
4 |
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
|
|
6th string 1st string
|
| E
major chord |
The
4/5 pentatonic scale |
|
X
X
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
| | | 1
| |
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | |
| |
| | | | 2
| 5th fret
| | | |
| |
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
| | 3 | |
|
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
| 4 | |
| |
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
| | | | |
|
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
X
X
|
|
6th string 1st string
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
1 1 1 1
| 1
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
| | | | 2 |
5th fret
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
| | 3 3
| |
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
4 4 | |
4 4
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
|
| | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+
|
|
6th string 1st string
|
| E
minor 7 b5 chord |
The
4/5 minor flat 5 pentatonic scale
|
X
X
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
| | | 1
| |
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
| 2 3 | 4 |
5th fret
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
| | | | |
|
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+-----+
| | | | | |
| | | | | |
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
X
X
|
|
6th string 1st string
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
| | | 1
| |
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
2 2 2
| 1 1
5th fret
| | | | | |
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | | |
3 | | |
| 2
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
| | | | |
|
| 4 4 4
| |
| | | | |
|
+--+--+--+--+--+
|
| | | | |
| | | | 4 |
| | | |
| |
+--+--+--+--+--+
|
|
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:-------------5-7-5----------------------------------
B:-5--------5-8-----8-5-------------------------------
G:-4-----4-7-----------7-4----------------------------
D:-5--5-7-----------------7-5-------------------------
A:-7-7-----------------------7-5-----5-7--------------
E:------------------------------7-5-7-----------------
F#mb5
E:--------------7-8-7---------------------------------
B:-7--------7-10-----10-7-----------------------------
G:-6-----5-9-------------9-5--------------------------
D:-7--7-9-------------------9-7-----------------------
A:-9-9-------------------------9-7-----7-9------------
E:--------------------------------8-7-8---------------
G
E:----------------7-10-7------------------------------
B:--8---------8-10------10-8--------------------------
G:--7------7-9--------------9-7-----------------------
D:--9---7-9--------------------9-7--------------------
A:-10-10--------------------------10-7-------7-10-----
E:------------------------------------10-7-10---------
Am
E:--------------------10-12-10---------------------------------
B:-10------------10-13--------13-10----------------------------
G:--9--------9-12------------------12-9------------------------
D:-10---10-12--------------------------12-10-------------------
A:-12-12------------------------------------12-10--------10-12-
E:-----------------------------------------------12-10-12------
Bm
E:---------------------12-14-12-------------------------------
B:-12-------------12-15--------15-12--------------------------
G:-11--------11-14------------------14-11---------------------
D:-12---12-14----------------------------14-12----------------
A:-14-14--------------------------------------14-12-----12-14-
E:-------------------------------------------------14-12------
C
E:---------------------12-15-12-----------------------------------
B:-13-------------13-15--------15-13------------------------------
G:-12--------12-14------------------14-12-------------------------
D:-14---12-14----------------------------14-12--------------------
A:-15-15--------------------------------------15-12---------12-15-
E:-------------------------------------------------15-12-15-------
If you have trouble
going higher than this on the guitar just start back
down then neck by going back down. Remember:
Em, F#m7b5, G, Am, Bm, C, and D.
D
E:--------------------14-17-14-----------------------------------
B:15-------------15-17--------17-15------------------------------
G:14--------14-16------------------16-14-------------------------
D:16---14-16----------------------------16-14--------------------
A:17-17--------------------------------------17-14---------14-17-
E:------------------------------------------------17-14-17-------
Now, either continue
up to the end of the neck or go back down through
each of the proper chords: C, Bm, Am, G, and so on.
Pentatonic Modal Study #2 - Fourth String Study
