Pentatonic Scales Made Simple! (Includes the Blues Scale)

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What is a pentatonic scale and what's the blues scale? You'll learn it all right here in a super simple fashion.

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Chapters
0:00 - opening demo of the pentatonic blues scale
0:10 - brief intro to pentatonic scales
0:31 - what is a pentatonic scale?
0:46 - playing a major pentatonic scale
0:53 - playing it in all keys
1:10 - what's in the FREE PDF
1:25 - sorting out minor and major pentatonics
2:32 - the minor blues scale
3:05 - what the minor blues scale sounds like
3:18 - why you shouldn't linger on the blue notes
3:44 - me demonstrating the minor blues scale
4:03 - the major blues scale
4:46 - what the major blues scale sounds like
4:54 - mixing and matching the 3rd
5:22 - me demonstrating how you can mix and match the 3rd
5:36 - how to practice and apply pentatonics
6:45 - recap and sign off
7:25 outro music and cards

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[yolioms]

I like having these older videos pop up—I learn so much from you, thanks!🎃🎷👻

[jerrywyshnowsky]

Thanks for this lesson. Finally a clear and concise explanation of this topic. Much appreciated!

[garywhitaker]

So impressed with all the content you have on youtube Jamie. Every lesson that begs a question has links to the answer. A pylon could learn to play the sax the way you have laid everything out. Thanks much!!! Very much appreciated!!! Cheers.

[KrisVComm]

Your videos are so useful and well done!

[andrewwright]

Great lesson Jamie thanks makes it nice and clear

[paulr]

Thank you Jamie; an excellent video as always. Thanks for the PDF's, will make good use of them during practise. Happy New Year btw 🙂

[NicolaCrispinoSax]

you are great...thank you..niko from italy

[ifidiWEphod]

Hi J,
Please I really need a practice plan, I want to really grow my playing to the next level.
Thank you

[YannsKitchenUK]

I’ve always played by ear so after many years have decided to use this lockdown to teach myself music. Can I ask what are the 12 main keys ?

[lisawanderess]

Very helpful but any tips on how to memorize them or is just a matter of daily repetition?

[paulhayes]

Hi Jamie, can you use pentatonic scales over Ska music,

[saxmanjpr]

Is the lick at the end of Kenny G's "Alone" ( Low D G A B, High D B A G ) a pentatonic scale? I was untold that the phrase was based off of the pentatonic scale. I know the notes but an having trouble mastering the way it is played.

[BoredToBoard]

Thanks so much! So the A minor blues scale basically adds in a note by flattening the 4th and changes the scale to Hexatonic? Can we do this for any pentatonic scale? On the A minor blues scale when you added Eb you changed E to #E? Last is there any reason you played the A minor blues as 7 notes and C major Blues as 5? Just curious and try to understand...picking up the saxophone myself and on day 2!