Minor 7 Arpeggio Inside Pentatonic Lesson

- Kristofer Dahl30th May 2008
  Thanks Joe! This sure seems to be the easiest way to memorise minor 7 arpeggios for those who already know the pentatotinc scale all over the guitar - good topic!
- PacmanProductions Reborn30th May 2008
  thanks joe. agree with kris, great exercises, that have smooth rocking backing tracks Thanks!
- Nemanja Filipovic30th May 2008
  Very useful Joe.Thanks.
- Joe Kataldo30th May 2008
  Think of arpeggios this way, really helped me memorize faster, and I'm happy that works for you too guys...Thanks for positive feedback
- Marcus Lavendell30th May 2008
  Great exercise Joe! Thanks
- Ivan Milenkovic30th May 2008
  Nice exercises Joe and a good theory backup
- Hisham Al-Sanea30th May 2008
  welldone Joe.nice arpeggio
- Muris Varajic30th May 2008
  Nicely covered topic Joe.
- Alex8730th May 2008
  Nice exercise Joe. Good job man
- Mark.30th May 2008
  Thanks, this is really usefull!
  And now I dont need to tab out all these arpeggios myself
- Joe Kataldo30th May 2008
  Good at least I've done some work for you
- Nick Kellie30th May 2008
  a very important lesson!
- Siggum30th May 2008
  Good job Joe, usefull video
- eddiecat30th May 2008
  Very useful lesson! Great one!
  Does it mean I can practice major, 6th and add 9th
  arpeggios on the major pentatonic scale?
  This is really cool!
  Thank you, Eddie
- Trond Vold30th May 2008
  Nice! We can always rely on getting some good theory in your lessons
- Joe Kataldo30th May 2008
  Yes, actually major pentatonic is made of the following intervals, Root, 2(9) 3, 5, 6 (13)
  
  So you chose what to leave out or not, as you can, see a small idea opens doors to many concepts, and ways of practice
  
  I'm happy you enjoy my long explanation and you guys will surely appreciate my coming lessons on Drop 3 Chords
  
  See Ya Soon!
- Carlos Carrillo30th May 2008
  Fantastic Job Joe!!!
- Sergio Dorado30th May 2008
  Useful topic!
- Juan M. Valero31st May 2008
  great and useful lesson mate
- Dejan Farkas31st May 2008
  Nice
- Bogdan Radovic31st May 2008
  Very nice lesson Joe !
- Joe Kataldo31st May 2008
  Thanks Guys
- Danilo Capezzuto1st June 2008
  Nice and useful lesson Joe! Need more!
- Pablo Vazquez2nd June 2008
  Nice Lesson Joe!
- Gabriel Leopardi4th June 2008
  Very helpful lesson Joe!
- Joe Kataldo7th June 2008
  Thanks Guys

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- Tags: Minor 7, Arpeggio, Pentationic,
Hi guys, today's lesson is based on an idea that I came up with when back in days I was learning arpeggios. I realized that minor Pentatonic include minor seven arpeggios, you can get the shape simply removing one note. This trick helped me a lot and I'm sure that it will work for you too!

This Lesson Will Improve
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Pentatonic Knowledge

Minor Arpeggios Knowledge

Picking

Soloing

Min7 Arp. Inside Pentatonic
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We will start playing G minor Pentatonic, box I ascending and descending, then we remove the 4th degree (in this case "C") and we play G minor Seven arpeggio, ascending and descending, and repeat this procedure for the other four boxes. This forces us to compare the minor pentatonic with the minor arpeggios, and in a glance will find that already know the minor 7 arpeggio all over the neck.

Theory Focus
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Everyone knows the pentatonic scale, that's why this exercise works!
The minor pentatonic scale is made of the following intervals.

Pentatonic:

1 - - - 3b - 4 - 5 - - - 7b
G - - - Bb - C - D - - - F

Minor Seven Arpeggio is made of the following intervals.

G Minor Seven Arpeggio:

1 - - - 3b - - - 5 - - - 7b
G - - - Bb - - - D - - - F

Just one note makes the difference, removing the forth, you don't have to learn new shapes or fingering, but simply skip one note.

We can also remove one more note, the 7th degree and connect minor triad with minor pentatonic

G Minor Triad:

1 - - - 3b - - - 5
G - - - Bb - - - D

Also the pentatonic scale can be viewed as an minor 11 arpeggio.

G Minor Pentatonic:

1 - - - 3b - 4 - 5 - - - 7b
G - - - Bb - C - D - - - F

G Minor Eleven Arpeggio:

1 - - - 3b - - - 5 - - - 7b - - - 11 (forth degree an octave higher)
G - - - Bb - - - D - - - F - - - C

Same notes arranged in a different order.

Pro Tips
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To conclude we used the minor pentatonic to practice something we don't know and I showed you some other possibilities like removing one more note to create minor triads. This is because your brain works, learns and remembers faster when you compare some new material, with something you already know.

Try to apply this process as much as you can when you attempt to practice new stuff.

See Ya Next Lesson!

Joe Kataldo