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How To Play The Pentatonic Scale Over Any Chord
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Pro Tip:
Make a point to learn the relationship of the scale to the chord.
Work on learning the lick anywhere on the neck.
Learn all the scale pattern locations on the whole fretboard.
Use the backing tracks to explore more ideas.
This pentatonic exercise will help you explore some different ways to use the pentatonic scale over Cm7, C7, and Cmaj7. The idea here is to have some new uses for this very common scale. For the exercise we are moving one four measure lick around using the different scale types. In this lesson we cover how to use pentatonic from the root over a minor seventh chord, Major, Minor pentatonic over a dominant chord. Pentatonic from the fifth as well as four options over a major seventh chord.
There are many benefits to applying the pentatonic scale to different chord, the most important one being that you can get all these different and awesome sounds but still being able to use the same scale patterns under your hands. The three basic ideas you want to take away from this exercise are, applying the scale to each chord. Moving the patterns on the neck to accommodate the scale your using. Learning the interval relationships of the chord and the scale.
Cm7
C Minor Pentatonic
(C Eb F G Bb C)
C7
C Blues Scale (C Minor Pentatonic (C Eb F G Bb C)
C7
C Major Pentatonic (A Minor Pentatonic)
(C D E G A C)
C7
G Minor Pentatonic (Minor Pentatonic From The 5th)
This adds the 9th and the 11th
(G Bb C D F G)
Cmaj7
C Major Pentatonic (A Minor Pentatonic)
(C D E G A C)
CMaj7
E Minor Pentatonic (Minor Pentatonic From The 3rd)
This adds the ninth and the major seventh
(E G A B D E)
CMaj7 Lydian Pentatonic
B Minor Pentatonic (Minor Pentatonic From The 7th)
This adds 6th 9th and #11
(B D E F# A B)
Free Demo Video
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Backing Tracks
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Transcriptions
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