Module 3 - Pentatonic Scales

Color Guide
White = 1st finger
Blue = 2nd finger
Green = 3rd finger
Yellow = 4th finger
Red Circle = Chord tone
Star = Strong note which defines character of scale
Roman Numeral = Interval of scale

MAJOR PENTATONIC (intervals relative to C Major scale)

over CMajor7 (1 3 5 7)

R
1st Finger
VII
1
V VI
1 4
R II III
1 4 4

VI R
2nd Finger
VII
1 4
III V
1 4
R II
2 4

R
4th Finger
1
V VI VII
1 4
II III
1 4
R
4

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Minor PENTATONIC - (1 b3 4 5 b7) (intervals relative to C Major scale)
over Cmin7 (1 b3 5 b7)

bVII R
1st Finger
1 3
IV V
1 4
R bIII
1 4

R
First 4th Finger
1
V bVII
1 4
bIII IV
2 4
R
4

Second 4th Finger

bVII R
1 4
bIII IV V
1 4 4
R
4

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minor BLUES - (1 b3 4 b5 5 b7) (intervals relative to C Major scale)
over Cmin7 (1 b3 5 b7)

bVII R
1st Finger
1 4
IV bV V
1 2 4
R bIII
1 4

4th Finger
bVII R
1 4
bIII IV bV V
1 3 4 4
R
4

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minor BLUES - (1 b3 4 b5 5 b7) (intervals relative to C Major scale)
over Cdom7 (1 3 5 b7)

bVII R
1st Finger
1 4
IV bV V
1 2 4
R bIII
III
1 4

4th Finger
bVII R
1 4
bIII IV bV V
1 III 3 4 4
R
4

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