Pentatonic Scales

Welcome, friends, back to Guitar-Muse lessons.  Today we conquer the beast that is the world renowned Pentatonic scale.  The better you are with this scale the more worth your weight in gold you will be.

We’ve got more lessons on scales and chords listed at the bottom of this article.

Learning The Scales

As mentioned in the video the Minor Pentatonic scale includes the same notes as the Minor scale with the exception of the 2nd and 6th being removed.

The odd thing is that because these two intervals are removed makes this scale even more accessible to multiple situations.

The absence of those two intervals makes the scale a root, a Minor 3rd, Perfect 4th, Perfect 5th, and a Minor 7th.

It’s easy to come across a progression where those intervals will naturally feel at home.  For example in my demonstration the backing track is almost entirely G Minor chords.  By extension 3/5 of the scale is all arpeggiation, so there are only two intervals that can offer any kind of outside tension.

The Pentatonic Scale In Chart Form

Pentatonic Guitar Scale Chart

 More Guitar Chord / Scale Reading

• The Blues Scale
• Dominant Chords
• The “CAGED” Major Guitar Chords