Pentatonic means five-tones. Penta = Five, tonic = tones. Major pentatonic is often in use in a wide range of styles. Be it in the rock, blues, funk, etc. Major pentatonic commonly used in the major or the major seventh chord.
The contents of this Major pentatonic are: 1 - 2 - 3 - 5-6
below is the fingering of the pentatonic in the key of C Major with the five modes.
Mode 1
||---|- A -|---|---|- 4 -|---|
||---|- A -|---|---|- 4 -|---|
||---|---|- 2 -|---|- 4 -|---|
||---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mode2
|---|- 1 -|---|- 3 -|---|---|
|---|- 1 -|---|- 3 -|---|---|
|---|- 1 -|---|- 3 -|---|---|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fret: 5 6 7
Mode 3
|---|- 1 -|---|- 3 -|---|---|
|---|- 1 -|---|---|- 4 -|---|
|---|- 1 -|---|---|- 4 -|---|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FRET: 7 8 9 10
Mode 4
| -1 -|--|---|- 4 -|---|---|
|---|- 2 -|---|- 4 -|---|---|
|---|- 2 -|---|- 4 -|---|---|
|---|--|---|---|---|---|
FRET: 10 11 12
Mode 5
|---|- 1 -|---|- 3 -|---|---|
|---|- 1 -|---|- 3 -|---|---|
|---|- 1 -|---|---|- 4 -|---|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FRET: 12 13 14 15
Train all modes of Major pentatonic in all the basic tones (12 keys). Train by ascending (from lowest tone to a tone higher) and in descending (from the higher tone into a lower tone).
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