Copy of The Pentatonic Scale Cheat Sheet

1 1. a method, style, or manner of doing a road, track, path, or street for traveling in harmony with, and in accordance to the natural flow or cosmic structural order of the Way:I help intermediate guitaristsunderstand the neck, in only15 minutes a day, withoutnotation or theory SantosWho I Pentatonic Scale is the firstchoice for improvisers. It's nothard to discover the reason whyeverybody uses and abuses thisscale: It is easy to remember, andto use. The major pentatonicscale is five notes taken from themajor Scale , this is why it is called penta . The Pentatonic scaleuses notes, that when played inany order, generates pleasantmelodies. The Pentatonic scalecan be used as a major or minorscale. By treating different notesfrom the Scale as the major rootnote or the minor root note, thescale takes on a completelydifferent ScaleRoot NotesMinor ScaleRoot NotesPositionOnePositiontwoPositionThree PositionFourePositionFiveThe Pentatonic Scale Cheat SheetThe Major & MinorPentatonic Scale = A Major Scale Root Note= F# Minor Scale Root NoteThe Major ChordsLet take a look at the major chords that we will be using during our journey along the Pentatonic Way.

2 In reality there is onlyone major chord shown in the diagram below, but there are three voicings of it. A major chord is made up of only threenotes. Represented as numbers they would be 1, 3, 5. A voicing is simply a reorganization of those notes, whether it's "3, 5,1", or "5, 3, 1", or "1, 3, 5", they are all the same chord, a major chord. By using three easy to remember voicings we cancover the entire guitar neck. We will match these three voicings up to the Pentatonic Scale when we get to the Scale Matrix. 6thStringRoot = G Major Scale Root Note2ndStringRoot5thStringRoot6thStringR oot3 Voicings of The G Major ChordThe Minor ChordsLet take a look at the minor chords that we will be using during our journey along the Pentatonic Way.

3 In reality there is onlyone minor chord shown in the diagram below, but there are three voicings of it. A minor chord is made up of only three as numbers they would be 1, b3, 5. A voicing is simply a reorganization of those notes, whether it's "b3, 5, 1",or "5, b3, 1", or "1, b3, 5", they are all the same chord, a minor chord. By using three easy to remember voicings we cancover the entire guitar neck. We will match these three voicings up to the Pentatonic Scale when we get to the Scale Matrix. 6thStringRoot = G Minor Scale Root Note2ndStringRoot5thStringRoot3 Voicings of The G Minor Chord6thStringRoot2ndStringRootThe Pentatonic Scale Cheat SheetThe Major Pentatonic ScaleEach shape of the Pentatonic Scale can be used as either a major, or minor Scale .

4 By using onlythree common major chord shapes we can nearly cover the entire guitar neck. For each chordin the diagram below there is a primary Pentatonic Scale that fits right over the chord, and asecondary Scale that connects it to the next chord. Memorize these chords and the pentatonicscales that go with them and you will always know where to play over any major chord. Major Chords6th String Root2nd String Root5th String Root= Major Scale Root NotePrimary ScaleSecondary ScaleThe Pentatonic Scale Cheat SheetThe Minor Pentatonic ScaleEach shape of the Pentatonic Scale can be used as either a major, or minor Scale . By using onlythree common minor chord shapes we can nearly cover the entire guitar neck. For each chordin the diagram below there is a primary Pentatonic Scale that fits right over the chord, and asecondary Scale that connects it to the next chord.

5 Memorize these chords and the pentatonicscales that go with them and you will always know where to play over any minor chord. Minor Chords6th String Root2nd String Root5th String Root= Major Scale Root NotePrimary ScaleSecondary ScaleThe Pentatonic Scale Cheat SheetThe System in ActionHere is an example of how you can applythe Pentatonic Scale when jamming over asong. You can see that there are 5 ways toplay over this progression using thepentatonic scales while staying in oneposition on the neck. This is how you want to eventually be ableto see the guitar neck while you play. Thenyou'll be free to move from one position toanother at will an finally be free. Take a few chord progressions that you loveand create your own sheets similar to theone here, then use it when you practice,moving from one "way" to the next as youfeel comfortable.

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