SCALESSKILL #1 - PLAYING THE 5 PATTERNS (FORMS) OF THE

MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE

SKILL #2 - WRITING THE NOTES OF ANY OF THE 17

SCALE MODES

SKILL #3 - PLAYING 1 PATTERN FROM THE FOLLOWING

SCALES:

-MAJOR

-BLUES

-MINOR PENTATONIC (ROCK MUSIC)

-MAJOR PENTATONIC (COUNTRY MUSIC)

-LOCRIAN AND LYDIAN (JAZZ MUSIC)

-PHRYGIAN (FLAMENCO MUSIC)

SKILL #1 5 PATTERNS OF THE MINOR - PENTATONIC SCALE• THE MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE IS IN MANY WAYS THE MOTHER OF ALL SCALES AND

FOR SOME GUITARISTS IS THE ONLY SCALE MODE THEY EVER LEARN. THE SCALE IS ONLY 5 NOTES LONG AND USES THE FOLLOWING NOTE DEGREES:

CHROMATIC SCALE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 (repeated)

C #C D #D E F #F G #G A #A B C

MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE

C #D F G #A C1 #2 4 5 #6 1 (repeated)

Thus, the Minor Pentatonic Scale can be described according to “Steps” (semitones) and/or Numbers:

Steps = 1.5 - W - W - 1.5 - WNumbers = 1 - #2 - 4 - 5 - #6

b3 b7

HOW THEY ALL FIT TOGETHER

IF WE WERE TO LOOK AT ALL OF THE PATTERNS OF NOTES THAT FALL INTO THE MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE WE WOULD SEE THIS CONFIGURATION. (CAN YOU FIND THE PATTERN THAT YOU LEARNED IN GUITAR 10? WHICH PATTERN IS IT?

THE PATTERNS BELOW FALL INTO WHAT IS REFERRED TO AS THE “CAGED” SYSTEM - 5 PATTERNS (SHAPES)

CAGED SYSTEM BASED ON OPEN CHORDS

ROOT NOTES OF 5 CHORDS BARRED FORM ROOT NOTES OF SCALES

AS SEEN BELOW 5 PATTERNS ARE FORMED FROM THE CHORD ROOT NOTES

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• Reminders about Learning and Playing Scales• 1. Play it correct the first time. Play very slowly to start! (Speed will take care of itself – accuracy will not!)

• 2. The word scale and mode means the same thing.

• 3. Practice picking strings 3 ways – up, then down, then alternating up and down.

• 4. With a basic knowledge of scales musicians are better able to:• -see how melodies are created• -see how chords are built• -create more exciting, interesting melodies and

solos

* In fact that’s what a scale is! Musical material that you can use to make melodies, riffs and even chords (Jazz music is based on this idea!)

MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE PATTERN 1

MINOR PENTATONIC SCALEPATTERN

MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE PATTERN

MINOR PENTATONIC SCALEPATTERN

MINOR PENTATONIC SCALEPATTERN

APPLYING THE PATTERNS OF THE MINOR

PENTATONIC SCALE TO MUSIC!

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DRILLS FROM LEGACY PG 64, 65

PG 66 3 TRACKS TO JAM WITH

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Playing Solos From Scale Notes

Please take the handouts for the following guitar solo and listen to all of the creative ways that 4 notes can be played from some scale in order to make an interesting solo:

The 4 Note Solo Video Lesson

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MOOD OR STYLE CREATED BY SCALE TYPE:• Minor Pentatonic Solo (Rock and Blues)

• Major Pentatonic Solo (Country)

• Locrian mode solo (Jazz)

• Lydian mode solo (Jazz)

• Phrygian mode solo (Flamenco)

Skill #3 – Playing Scales from Style Studies

Major Pentatonic Scales

• Songs to Jam with Practicing Major Pentatonic Scales:

• Upside Down – Jack Johnson (E)

• Jessica – Allman Brothers (A)

• Hair In My Eyes – Corb Lund (F#)

• Hurtin Albertan – Corb Lund (E)