Minor Pentatonic Scales
(Patterns 1 to 5)

STEP 1: Learn these 5 pattern shapes, then we'll put them in the correct order and placement. All these examples are in the key of A.

1st Pattern

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|------------------------------[5]-8-[5]-------------------------------|
|-------------------------5--8-----------8--5--------------------------|
|-------------------5--7-----------------------7--5--------------------|
|-------------5-[7]---------------------------------[7]-5--------------|
|-------5--7-----------------------------------------------7--5--------|
|[5]-8-----------------------------------------------------------7-[5]-|

--[5]- denotes the Root Note!

2nd Pattern

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|-----------------------------------8--10--8------------------------------------|
|----------------------------8-[10]----------[10]-8-----------------------------|
|----------------------7--9--------------------------9--7-----------------------|
|--------------[7]-10--------------------------------------10-[7]---------------|
|--------7--10----------------------------------------------------10--7---------|
|-8--10------------------------------------------------------------------10--8--|

3rd Pattern

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|----------------------------------------10--12--
|-------------------------------[10]-13----------
|-------------------------9--12------------------
|-----------------10--12-------------------------
|---------10-[12]--------------------------------
|-10--12-----------------------------------------

--10---------------------------------------|
------13-[10]------------------------------|
--------------12--9------------------------|
---------------------12--10----------------|
----------------------------[12]-10--------|
-----------------------------------12--10--|

4th Pattern

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|-----------------------------------------12--15--
|---------------------------------13--15----------
|-------------------------12-[14]-----------------
|-----------------12--14--------------------------
|--------[12]-15----------------------------------
|-12--15-------------------------------------------

--12------------------------------------------|
------15--13----------------------------------|
-------------[14]-12--------------------------|
----------------------14--12------------------|
------------------------------15-[12]---------|
--------------------------------------15--12--|

5th Pattern

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|-----------------------------------------15-[17]-
|---------------------------------15--17----------
|------------------------[14]-17------------------
|-----------------14--17--------------------------
|---------15--17----------------------------------
|-15-[17]------------------------------------------

--15------------------------------------------|
------17--15----------------------------------|
--------------17-[14]-------------------------|
----------------------17--14------------------|
------------------------------17--15----------|
-------------------------------------[17]-15--|

Have A Play

Learn the 1st minor pentatonic scale in the key of E...

Then play up and down the scale in time with the music. The backing has a swing feel to it, so you will also put a swing feel to the scale.

1st Pentatonic Scale in the key of "E"

Play this in time with the backing track!

12 Bar Blues in E Backing Track

|-----------------------|------0---3-0----------|-----------------------|--
|-----------------------|0---3-----------3-0----|-----------------------|--
|------------------0---2|----------------------2|0----------------------|--
|------------0---2------|-----------------------|----2-0----------------|--
|------0---2------------|-----------------------|----------2-0-----0----|--
|0---3------------------|-----------------------|----------------3-----3|0-
-COUNT-
|1   & 2   & 3   & 4   &|1   & 2   & 3   & 4   &|1   & 2   & 3   & 4   & 1