Pentatonic Scales5 notes up & down

Penta = 5
Tonic = Notes
Scales = go up & down by 2nds

1. up hand

1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1
2. down hand

5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5
3. hands together

1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1
5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5
4. Try playing Pentatonic scales that start on C, G, D, and A!

Major Penta-scales

are made with this pattern

of whole steps (W) and half steps (H):

W
W
H
W
C Major: C D E F G
Minor Penta-scales
are made with this pattern
of whole steps (W) and half steps (H):

W
H
W
W
D Minor: D E F G A
Now play C Minor and D Major using the pattern!
Which finger has to move to change from Major to
Minor?

Up-Hand Penta-scale Pattern

Major

1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 3 5 3 1 - - Minor

1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2
1 2 3 4 5 4 3 2 1 3 5 3 1 - - Chords
5---5---5--1---4--- 1---

Down-Hand Penta-scale Pattern

Major

5 4 3 2 1 2
34
5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 3
135--Minor

5 4 3 2 1 2
34
5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 3
135-- Chords
1--- 1---1---

5---2---5--Major & Minor Penta-scale Worksheet, p.1

W

C Major: C D E F G
W

C minor: C D Eb F G
W

G Major: G _ _ _ _
W

G minor: G _ _ _ _
W

DMajor: D _ _ _ _
W

D minor: D _ _ _ _

A Major: A _ _ _ _
W

A minor: A _ _ _ _

E Major: E _ _ _ _
W

E minor: E _ _ _ _

W
B Major: B

_ _ _ _
W

B minor: B _ _ _ _

Major & Minor Penta-scale Worksheet, p.2

W

F Major:F _
W

_ _ _
H

F minor: F _ _ _ _

B bMajor: Bb

_ _ _ _

B bminor: Bb _ _ _ _

E bMajor: Eb

_ _ _ _

E b minor: Eb _ _ _ _

A bMajor: Ab _ _ _ _
W

A bminor: Ab _ _ _ _

W
W
H
DbMajor: Db

_ _ _ _
W

Dbminor: Db _ _ _ _

W
W
H
W
GbMajor: Gb _ _ _ _
W

Gbminor: Gb _ _ _ _