Caged does a great job of associating major chords with pentatonic scale positions, but you. 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. To view the part 2 video, download the tablature, access the onscreen tab viewer, download the mp3 jam track, and the pdf files for this guitar. Guitar chords and scales is a product developed by desktopmetronome. Guitar major pentatonic scale chart printable pdf subject. 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.
Free guitar scales ebook scale and arpeggio patterns pdf. Guitar scale command full program videos, tabs, and. Below is a download link for the pentatonic scale pdf. Get your free instant download of the pdf version of this guide now. How to use the simple pentatonic scale to solo over. Also, the pentatonic scale can be easily turned into the blues scale by adding the blues notes. This worksheet is suitable for all levels of guitar player. In other words, the major modes all contain a major pentatonic scale. Guitar maps connect c minor guitar scales together so you can follow them up and down the fret board.
These are the four most common scales in pop and rock music. Guitar scales ebook printable pdf download from guitar command. You can print out some or all of it, slap it in a 3ring binder, mark it up at will, and print clean replacement pages as needed. Com the 5 patterns of the major pentatonic scale for guitar. Welcome to lesson 3 of the pentatonic scale, pentatonic blues licks. Chaurette, december 2012 there are 5 different ways to play a major scale on the guitar. Download the free pdf 15 ways to master scales on guitar by clicking the download this file button on the right. The guitar scales chart book features all of the widelyused guitar scales pentatonic, blues, etc. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated sound.
Use the download button below or simple online reader. You can get access to all my jazz piano courses when you join the jazz tutorial membership a paid monthly subscription that gives you complete access for. Every scale and sequence shown in the program is transcribed and detailed in the included guitar tab pdf file. Learn minor pentatonic, major pentatonic, major and blues scales for bass guitar. The final section of this course does include a few challenges that are generally not considered. Scales and arpeggios are an important topic to master for those who are learning how to play guitar, so grab this book and. In chapters 1 3, i demonstrate playing to these same backing tracks.
Before we get started, here are the 5 pentatonic boxes in the way i look at them. The root notes a in these examples are circled so that you can learn their locations. Pentatonic scale inluding all positions and pentatonic major. Using the same approach, here is an even better trick. C minor guitar scale pattern chart maps scales patterns. Its an old tricked used by solo guitar playersand bass players for that matter. A minor pentatonic scale all patterns created date. Guitarmaps are a simple way to develop a better vision of the whole guitar fret board, allowing you to play solos anywhere on the guitar neck. Each one connects to the next and continues down and up the fretboard. Link to guitar pro file of tab for the guitar locrian mode scale. There are three ways youll want to learn your major pentatonic scale forms. Printable scales written for the saxophone, including major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, natural minor and chromatic below are both printable pdf and html links to all the major, minor and chromatic scales. Pentatonic scales pdf and instructional video guitar alliance.
Complete pentatonic scale guide for guitar matt warnock. Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above. Several typical pentatonic blues licks will be used as a starting point to develop your knowledge of the pentatonic scale. Link to page dedicated to the guitar locrian mode scale.
Pentatonic guitar magic how to use the simple pentatonic scale to solo over chords from blues to rock tojazz. Guitar chords and scales free download for windows 10, 7. Check out the downloads page for descriptions of all the files. Pentatonics can also be used in a variety of ways from a one scale fits all approach to. The file extension pdf and ranks to the documents category. Chords and scale notes of different scales below you can find a big collection of over 300 scales please scroll down. Link to free printable guitar scales pdf file with all 5 positions of the guitar lydian. Pentatonic and blues scales are effectively equivalent. A pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five notes per octave, in contrast to the heptatonic scale, which has seven notes per octave such as the major scale and minor scale pentatonic scales were developed independently by many ancient civilizations. This page shows piano and treble clef diagrams of all minor scales, starting from note c. They are distinguished by the fact that the tonic root or 1 st note of the scale. Something that cannot be said of the two notes of the major scale that are not included in the major pentatonic scale the 4th and 7th. Here are some free pdfs used to supplement my free video lessons.
These are not lessons, but supplements to my lessons. Much though not all of the music of eastern asia, on the other hand, was for many centuries based on pentatonic scales, giving it a much different flavor that is also easy to recognize. All keys are shown, including the commonly used 12 keys of the circle of fifths diagram, and other theoretical ie. If you are playing in a minor key, use that minor pentatonic. The exercises in this book use the major scale, pentatonic scale, blues scale, and chromatic scale. Click here for instant access to the 17 page pentatonic scales chart. We offer a collection of free printable piano scale sheets in pdf format. The guitar scales chart book is an ebook available as a printable pdf download. A minor pentatonic contains scale degrees 1, b3, 4, 5, and b7. They are still used all over the world, for example traditional music, country music, blues and metal. Free guitar scales pdf 84 scale and arpeggios chart. This is a 6 page worksheet covering all 5 forms of the basic and hybrid pentatonic scales.
These make great handouts for piano teachers to use with students. These scales are often the first step that we take towards improvising. This site is not directly affiliated with desktopmetronome. Learn how to mix the major and minor pentatonic scales guitar. Here is an overview of all the charts and other resources that are available on this. For the most part, im going to deal with pentatonic scales, but you can do blues scales instead if you want. Printable downloadable major pentatonic scale guitar chart. Pentatonic and blues scales there is document pentatonic and blues scales available here for reading and downloading. As you will learn, these patterns can be transferred to all keys.
See the scale notes and most important chords for each key of your keyboard. It is an essential reference for all lead guitarists, and contains over guitar scale diagrams the guitar scales ebook can either be read onscreen or printed out. How to use the pentatonic scale download free fiction. Simply click the pdf link in the right column under the ad. Link to free printable guitar scales pdf file with all 5 positions of the guitar locrian mode scale. It contains the sections chord, scale and arpeggio. Click here to download this free printable guitar scales chart pdf to your. I have over 2600 chords, chord boxes, scales and intervals shapes, and i guarantee you that a lot are ones youve never seen. Solo over any chord and progression with 1 scale learn how to use the pentatonic scale to solo over major, minor, dominant, altered, and other chords and progressions. They each have a distinct pattern that can be played anywhere on the neck of the guitar.
Major scales and key signatures s o, now you can use the letters a through g to name notes on the treble and bass staff and accidentals to create major and minor seconds, aka, whole and half steps if you cant do this yet, stop here, go back to the previous. High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. Check out my free video lessons on my free lessons page. Gj ebook hq guitarjamz free lessons for all levels by. Download a pdf containing the major pentatonic scales in all 12 keys. In a previous blog post, play guitar solo in any key without learning notes the 5 major scale patterns, we showed you how its possible to learn the patterns or shapes of any major scale without necessarily memorising the name of the notes being played. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in. Free printable guitar scales 14 most commonly used scales. Learn altered pentatonics twist and turn your pentatonic scales to create amazing new colors in your solos by exploring altered pentatonics in your practice routine. Download a printable pdf file of the tab for these melodic patterns.
Download all music scales and modes smp katolik frater maumere. In this lesson you will be learning some ways to use the pentatonic scale in a solo. Some decades before, some musicians use to earn millions just playing this scale. To view the part 2 video, download the tablature, access the onscreen tab viewer, download the mp3 jam track, and the pdf files for this guitar lesson, visi. It tabs out the pentatonic scales in all 12 major and minor keys. Guitar lovers manual is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. The minor pentatonic scale the pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly utilized scales in just about all genres of music. Each scale is provided as a separate pdf download with finger numbers above each note. Learn how to mix the major and minor pentatonic scales. I have other charts and ebooks available for download including a 7part. And it is not hard to discover the reason why everybody uses and abuses of this scale. Guitar lovers manual chord, arpeggio and scale pdf with. G major e minor pentatonic scale guitar scales the pentatonic scale is a favorite of many guitarists and its easy to see why.
Pdf total guitar the ultimate scale book guilherme mauricio. The scales are used often for composing melodies and for. The only difference is which root notes you choose to target. Scales are presented as fretboard diagrams, as well as in notation and tab. We will then explore the application of the scale from a jazz improvisation standpoint applying the scale to number of different chord types and common progressions.
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