Modal

Pentatonics

by Fourier
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 Major
Chord Type 7th form Chord (Ex-)Tensions Pentatonic Note Functions
Scale
b7, 7 9,13 1 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Major (1, 3, 5) 7, 9, 13 5 5, 6, 7, 2, 3
7
7, 9, #11, 13 (Lydian) 2 2, 3, #4, 6, 7
11 (minor pent.) b3 b3, 4, 5, b7, 1
Minor (1, b3, 5) b7 11, b13 (Aeolian) b6 b6, b7, 1, b3, 4
b9, 11, b13 (Phrygian) b2 b2, b3, 4, b6, b7
b7, 7 9,13 4 4, 5, 6, 1, 2
Sus 4 (1, 4, 5)
b7 b7, 9, 11 (Egyptian) b7 b7, 1, 2, 4, 5
b7 b7 (Super Locrian) b5 b5, #5, b7, b2, #2(b3)
7 3 3, b5, #5, 7, b2
Altered (1, 3, b5, #5, 7,13 6 6, 7, b2, 3, b5
7
b9, #9,
7 7 7, b2, #2(b3), b5, #5
Note: The minor-chord matched pentatonics can be also used since
b3 = #2

Dominant
Chord Type 7th form Chord (Ex-)Tensions Pentatonic Note Functions
Scale
b7 b7, 9 1 1, 2, 3, 5, b7
Major (1, 3, 5) 9, #11, 13
b7, 7 2 2, 3, #4, 6, 1
(Lydian/Lydian dom.)
b7 b7, b9, 11 (Phrygian) b3 b3, 4, 5, b7, b2
Minor (1, b3, 5)
b7, 7 11,13 4 4, 5, 6, 1, b3
Sus 4 (1, 4, 5) 7 7, 9, 11 (Ionian) 5 5, 6, 7, 2, 4
b7 (Super Locrian) b5 b5, #5, b7, b2, 3
b7 b7 (Super Locrian) #5 #5, b7, 1, #2(b3), b5
b7, 9, 13 b7 b7, 1, 2, 4, #5
7,13 b2 b2, #2(b3), 4, #5, 7
Altered (1, 3, b5, #5,
b9, #9, 7,9 (Lydian #5) 3 3, b5, #5, 7, 2
7
5, 7, 13 6 6, 7, b2, 3, 5
7,13 7 7, b2, #2(b3), b5, 6
Note: The minor-chord matched pentatonics can be also used since
b3 = #2
 Indian
th
Chord Type 7 form Chord (Ex-)Tensions Pentatonic Note Functions
Scale
b7 b7, 9 1 1, 3, 4, 5, b7
Major (1, 3, 5)
7 7, #9, #11 (Lydian #2) 7 7, #2(b3), 3, #4, 6
b7, b9, b13 (Phrygian) b3 b3, 5, b6, b7, b2
Minor (1, b3, 5) b7 b7, 11, 13 (Dorian) 4 4, 6, b7, 1, b3
b7, 11, b13 (Aeolian) b7 b7, 2, b3, 4, b6
b7, 7 #11, 13 2 2, #4, 5, 6, 1
Sus 4 (1, 4, 5/1, 2, 5)
7 7 5 5, 7, 1, 2, 4
b7, 7 b5 b5, b7, 7, b2, 3
b7, 7 b7, 7 (Super Locrian) #5 #5, 1, b2, #2(b3), b5
5, 9, 13 6 6, b2, 2, 3, 5
Altered (1, 3, b5, #5, 7, 9, b13, 13
b9, #9, 3 3, #5, 6, 7, 2
7 (Ionian #5)
7,13 b2 b2, 4, b5, #5, 7
Note: The minor-chord matched pentatonics can be also used since
b3 = #2