QUOTE (Guitar1969 @ Feb 1 2007, 07:57 AM)
Looks Good - Also known as the "E" form Pentatonic scale if you are familiar with the CAGED pattern of learning. Can you see the E MAjor chord shape in there on the A D anf G strings?
Question for the group that confuses me a bit - why is the Gmaj form Pentatonic(For example Am 5th Fret)referred to as the first pattern here at GMC and the rest go from there -What is the significance that makes it the "first" position pattern other than the one we all learned first.
Ok, I'm no expert at theory but I think....
If you take the forumla of the major scale WWHWWWH (W - Whole step or 2 frets, H - Half step or 1 fret) and apply it to the fret board to make an easily playable scale pattern you get the following shape:
e---2-----3--------5----
b---------3--------5----
G---2---------4---5-----
D---2---------4---5----
A---2-----3-------5----
E----------3-------5-----
(Example is G Major scale - the A (5th fret) on the high e string has been added on the end of the scale pattern because it fits.)
The major pentatonic shapes is derived from the Ionian Mode (major scale) by taking the Root, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th notes in the progression and omitting the weaker notes (the 4th and the 7th).
So when we do this to the major scale we end up with the following scale pattern:
e---------3--------5----
b---------3--------5----
G---2---------4---------
D---2-------------5----
A---2-------------5----
E----------3-------5-----
The first box of the G major pentanonic.
Applying the correct intervals for the minor pentatonic (Root, flat 3rd, 4th, 5th, flat 7th) we get this shape:
e---------3-------------6----
b---------3-------------6----
G---------3---------5--------
D---------3---------5------
A---------3---------5-------
E---------3-------------6-----
The first box of the G minor pentatonic.
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This post has been edited by Zee Deveel: Feb 1 2007, 10:57 PM
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JCJXXL 2nd Am Pentatonic Scale Jan 31 2007, 11:13 AM
