So, let us deconstruct this scale and look at the intervals that make up a minor pentatonic scale. Clicking here and on the image below will open a pdf file of the guitar major pentatonic scale chart that prints nicely. Simply click this address then copy it by pressing ctrlc or rightclick mouse and. For example, the blues scale is predominantly derived from the minor pentatonic scale, a very popular scale for improvisation in the realm of blues and rock alike 5. Aug 04, 2016 a blues scale root on the estring example 1 now heres the a blues scale. Nov 22, 2016 the pentatonic scales are a staple of modern rock, blues and pop music. The 1st construction, using the major scale, starts at lesson 3. A minor pentatonic scale 3rd position 9th fret comparing the major and minor pentatonic scales, the minor scale just gets first prize as the most versatile, which is why weve featured it here and suggest you learn the a minor pentatonic scale to begin with.
There are two pentatonic scales, major pentatonic and minor pentatonic. You can get more charts in with custom tunings using my interactive scale generator here. Blues practice is derived from the conjunction of african scales and the diatonic western scales. For your convenience, i have included a pdf of all the pentatonics. Learn all 5 patterns of the e pentatonic blues scale and learn to play blues guitar. The first scale you learn is the a minor pentatonic. If we look at the measure one, well see remember that pentatonic scale that we learned it sounded like. Clicking here and on the image below will open a pdf file of the guitar major scale chart that prints nicely. Perfect to print or keep handy in digital form for reading and quick reference.
High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. The guitar scales chart book is an instant download, so you can start learning and playing new scales within minutes. To hear each pattern check out the e pentatonic blues scale tab page. They just ooze that minor bluesy vibe or sweet major vibe. Much for will writing printing jewellery statement necklaces product.
In this lesson youll learn the one scale that is responsible for about 95% of all the blues licks you hear the minor pentatonic and minor blues scale. Guitar scales printable charts of the most commonly used scales. Scales are presented as fretboard diagrams, as well as in notation and tab. The melody often times for blues songs is rooted in the pentatonic scale or the blue scale which very close to pentatonic scale. This pdf contains the scale charts for the blues scale in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. The minor pentatonic scale by paul tauterouff the minor pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly scales used in rock, blues, country and jazz music. Jun 24, 2019 the guitar scales chart book is an instant download, so you can start learning and playing new scales within minutes. This book provides the pentatonic scale fingerings, diagrams, lessons and licks that every guitarist needs to know. That b5, or blue note, adds a lot of tension and color to the scale. Isbn 18973111 this electronic edition, isbn 18973111, may be copied and distributed without prior written permission of the publisher provided that this edition is not altered in any way, shape, or form, and that it is distributed for free. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and high. Free scale patterns for guitargreatly advance your guitar. Well learn how to extend the blues and pentatonic scales out past the open position to cover some of the other licks in down to the station.
The pentatonic blues scale is a great tool for blues guitar and rock guitar soloing and improvising. The best way to learn them is to choose one scale that appeals to you and spend a considerable amount of time an d energy practicing and thinking of ways. Scale pentatonic blues 1,b3,4,b5,5,b7 fullth pattern root note a guitar tuning. For instance, over a c major triad c, e, g in the key of c major, the note f can be perceived as dissonant as it. Want to link to this website page for free guitar patterns. Excellent patterns but why not in pdf to enable printing for filing. The pentatonic scale uses just the most universal note choices. The blues scale is very closely related to the minor pentatonic scale, and is used unsurprisingly in blues. The last exercise is coming out of playing the minor pentatonic scale as chords. Lesson 9 extending the blues and pentatonic scales dvd 3 in this lesson. For example, the blues scale is predominantly derived from the minor pentatonic scale, a very popular scale for improvisation in the realms of blues and rock alike.
Minor pentatonic and blues scale guitar resources stuart bahn. Everything in this book is presented in the key of a minor so that you can see how it all relates together and so that you can begin to string licks together into larger ideas. They serve as the foundation to a tonality major or minor. Bass scales chart a free printable bass guitar scales reference. We can add the flat 5, b5, or blue note to the pentatonic scale, making it a sixnote scale called the blues scale.
Jun 22, 2016 a minor pentatonic scale 3rd position 9th fret comparing the major and minor pentatonic scales, the minor scale just gets first prize as the most versatile, which is why weve featured it here and suggest you learn the a minor pentatonic scale to begin with. Yet this approach is only one of the many possible ways we can use and if overused it may appear to the listener that you play the same solo in every song. These are mustknow scales especially for blues and rock so be sure. Ukulele scales are created from a family of notes that sound pleasing together. Here are pictures and notes of the major pentatonic blues scales. These scale forms are also the way you will see that most advanced guitar scale technique is performed on the guitar because of how well they lay out across the fretboard and the consistency of the picking. The e minor pentatonic scale the e minor blues scale. You can also click on the image below and use it in png format.
It works really well with most traditional blues tunes, since blues songs do. But by all means, practicing the 3 notes per string scale forms with the segovia scales as well can be a great all around workout. It is this blues note that gives the scale its unique bluesy tone. Twooctave minor pentatonic scales are also available. A blues scale root on the estring example 1 now heres the a blues scale.
Piano pentatonic blues scales overview with pictures. Another way to find material and exercises in a scale is to approach it from chord voicings. Lesson 8 the e minor blues scales dvd 3 in this lesson. A tab example has been provided for each of the new patterns. The blues scale is one the first scales that students of improvisation learn and generally it ends as being the only scale that they use besides the major and pentatonic scales. Here we go one, two three, four and music lets take a look at the melody. This article and interactive web app help you learn all of the pentatonic scale diagrams. Free pdf scales collection download over 150 pages. Major scale 5 patterns or in pdf minor scale 5 patterns or in pdf pentatonic major scale 5 patterns or in pdf pentatonic minor scale 5 patterns or in pdf blues scale 5 patterns or in pdf. Pentatonic scales have found their home in the hearts of jazz, blues, and rock. On this page there are easy to follow tabs along with audio at three different speeds. The 14 most common and usable guitar scales printable and ready to use 1. Intermediate guitar lesson pentatonic scale picking exercises.
Or, in the same way, the g blues scale with the chords g7, c7 and d7. Well take a closer look at each of the new patterns below. Get your free instant download of the pdf version of this guide now. You can also think of the minor blues scale as a minor pentatonic scale with an added b5 note.
It is called the blue note, and its the chromatic note between degrees 4 and 5 for minor, or 2 and 3 for major pentatonic. The guitar major scale is happy upbeat and useful in a variety of styles of music. These are the four most common scales in pop and rock music. Youll notice the extra blue b5 note which appears twice throughout the scale. A minor pentatonic contains scale degrees 1, b3, 4, 5, and b7. A minor pentatonic it is important that if you are going to learn to improvise with this scale that you learn how it sounds. The result is a scale that has 6 notes instead of the 5 in a regular pentatonic scale. It had its roots in afroamerican music with the slaves and became being really used in blues, receiving the name of blues scale. A different approach to the minor pentatonic scale blues. A trumpetspecific, embouchurebuilding supplement to craig fraedrichs scale studies for improvisation. Just like the pentatonic scale you can play the blues scale in every key by moving it up. As you will learn, these patterns can be transferred to all keys. Blues scales the major and minor blues scale jazz guitar online. Guitar lovers licksriffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes.
Each scale is illustrated in more than one fretboard position, giving you a suitable scale pattern. The pentatonic scale is to the rock guitarist what anesthesia, the printing press, and the cordless screwdriver are to modern civilization an indispensable entity without which life would be much more difficult. The exercises in this book use the major scale, pentatonic scale, blues scale, and chromatic scale. Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above. Free minor pentatonic blues scale chart saras music studio.
You can download and print a pdf version of the bass scales chart by. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated sound. Each of the five chapters focuses on 1 of the 5 patterns of the caged system. A nice combination are the chords am7, dm7 and e7 together with the a pentatonic blues scale. Lesson 9 extending the blues and pentatonic scales dvd 3. How to play the pentatonic scale on guitar dummies. What is the difference between a pentatonic scale and a blues. Upsidedown scale studies for improvisation upsidedown scale. If you are playing in a minor key, use that minor pentatonic. In the diagram below the first pentatonic scale pattern is shown together with four more patterns.
If you are playing in a major key, then use the relative minor pentatonic scale. The blues scale differs from the pentatonic minor scale only by the addition of a single note. The classical pentatonic scale dictonary page on classic cat. E pentatonic blues scale free pentatonic blues scales.
Print and download in pdf or midi pentatonic scales. Great blues guitarists will use the d dominant pentatonic scale when improvising over the d7 chord in a dominant blues progression. The scales are used often for composing melodies and for improvisation. The first position, or the general form of the scale seen above, is either a minor or a major pentatonic shape depending on whether you start playing from the minor root. But as guitarists, we want to fly up and down the neck with ease. The book comes as a pdf file, which can be read on your screen and printed suitable for printing on us letter and a4 sized paper. The pentatonic blues scale is a great tool for blues. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the blues scales in all keys. The minor pentatonic scale consists of the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 7th notes of the natural minor scale. You can think of this as playing the scale on 3 strings at. Chord, scale, arpeggio 80 pages pdf with integrated sound for printing printable pdf support high quality printing and audio. Blues, minor pentatonic, major, major pentatonic in every key. The pentatonic boxes really help at positional playing playing within just a few frets, usually four. The guitar scales chart book features all of the widelyused guitar scales pentatonic, blues, etc.
The pentatonic scale compendia found in section one list all three hundre d thirty pentatonic scales 2 that contain the note c. Please share your blues improv ideas andor your favorite blues piano pieces in the comments below. Here you will find guitar scales printable charts, easy to read and use, ready. It contains pentatonic and modal licks as well as famous riffs by other musicians.
The pentatonic scale in emg covering the whole fretboard. Rock guitar solo almost all over b minor pentatonic help info for instance, over a c major triad c, e, g in the key of c major, the note f can be perceived as dissonant as. Pentatonics vs blues scales effective music practice. Its important though to point out the difference between the pentatonic scale and the blues scale. Scale for guitar, guitar scale american guitar encyclopedia. The e minor pentatonic scale how to play blues guitar with. Jan 31, 2014 for the full pdf chart, click here to download. Pentatonic scales pentatonic scale, guitar scales, scale.
The brilliant benefits of the blues scale guitarhabits. After clicking the buy now button, youll be directed to our online store at gumroad. Using the minor pentatonic scale to improvise over blues chords is the approach that almost every beginner blues guitar student learns. For instance, over a c major triad c, e, g in the key of c major, the note f can be perceived as dissonant as it is a half step above the major third e of the chord.
Pentatonic scales are very common and are found in musical cultures all over the world. To play the blues pentatonic scale in a certain key first locate the note on the low e string and use pattern 1 as your reference point. Click the icons to open the pdfs and print them directly from your browser, or download to your straight to your desktop. The solution below shows the a blues scale, on the piano, treble clef and bass clef. Just like the pentatonic scale you can play the blues scale in every key by moving it up or down the neck. The pentatonic scale is a major scale excluding the 4th and 7th degrees. See more ideas about guitar scales, guitar lessons and music theory guitar. The root notes a in these examples are circled so that you can learn their locations. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning.
If playing in c major use a minor pentatonic also know as c major pentatonic. For some reason, we are attracted to that almost from the beginning and since a command of the entire fretboard doesnt usually come quickly enough, we get frustrated. The blues players often ad an attitional passing note to the pentatonic scale which is technically known as a flattened 5th that means an extra note in between notes 3 and 4 of the pentatonic scale. Adding a note between the third and the fourth degrees yields the socalled blues scale. Pentatonic scales are killer scales to play over blues and over iivv changes. There are a total of 430 finger exercises in this book. They are usually the first scales beginner guitarists learn to play. The wholetone scale has 6 notes to the octave the pentatonic scale has. Notice how all the notes in the chord are covered in this dominant pentatonic scale. The heptatonic, or sevennote, conception of the blues scale is as a diatonic scale a major scale with lowered third, fifth, and seventh degrees, which is equivalent to the dorian. Overview of major and minor pentatonic piano scales.