Pentatonic scale

6 Types of Pentatonic Scales For Guitar

On 2020-10-23

This infographic show guitar shapes and formulas of the 6 main pentatonic scales used in jazz music (and any other styles) :

Minor pentatonic
Major pentatonic
Dominant pentatonic
Dorian pentatonic
Half-diminished
Diminished

You will find more detailed information about these scales by making a search on this website.

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II Valt I jazz guitar lick - Minor pentatonic and altered scale 1

Minor Pentatonic Scales Over II-Valt-I Sequence - 5 Jazz Guitar Licks

On 2017-05-17

In this lesson we will see how to use the minor pentatonic scale over a II-Valt-I sequence.

The principle being to play three minor pentatonic scales spaced apart of 1 semitone one from the other in order to bring out interesting colors to your jazz lines.

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