Lesson 153: Minor Pentatonic Warm Up # 1

Link to the Blog post with a free pdf:

Pentatonic scales are amazing 5 note sets that are comprised of stacked perfect 5th or stacked perfect 4ths. They can be used in a variety of harmonic contexts.

Keep in mind that the Major pentatonic and the (relative) minor pentatonic are the same group of 5 notes i.e. C major pentatonic is the same as A minor pentatonic.

It's also good to note that any 5 note set could be called a "pentatonic" scale. In this case we're talking about the common pentatonic scale (C D E G A C or A C D E G A).

I prefer to think of minor pentatonics generally speaking but do think of them both ways as needed. For example, when using a pentatonic on G7 I think of G major pentatonic, for G7alt I think of C# major pentatonic.

The PDF below outlines many of the common harmonic contexts for the minor pentatonic scale. The warm up is just skipping voices ascending and descending through the scales sometimes referred to as diatonic 3rds when applied to a major scale.

~ Enjoy!

[jackcrawford]

Great ear! Also looking like Charlie in the background, nice jazz face.