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Pentatonic Patterns
Pentatonic Patterns
Pentatonic Patterns
in Cm
= 80
C minor pentatonic (ascending): ➚
R 5th
➚ ➚
-3rd 4th 5th 7th R -3rd 4th 7th R -3rd R
➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚
1
2
el.guit.
8 11 8
8 10
8 11
8 10
8 10
8 11
8
11 8
10 8
10 8
10 8
11 8
5
6
R
➚➚ 4th -3rd 5th 4th 7th 5th R 7th -3rd R 4th 3rd 5th 4th 7th
➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ P
P
P P
7
8
P P P P
8 10 8
8
10
11
8 10 8
8
10
10 8 10
8 11
9 10
P
8 11 8
8 11
11
12
13
14
H
H
H
H
H
8
8 11
10
8
8 10 8
10 8 10
10
8
8 10
11
4th R
➘➘
15 16
8
8
17
18
23
24
R
27 28
8
29
30
R
4th 5th -3rd 4th 7th R 5th 7th -3rd 4th R -3rd 5th 7th 4th
➚➚ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ ➚➚ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ ➚➚ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ ➚➚ ➚ H ➘➘ ➚
H
31
H H
32
H H H H
8 10 8
8 11
10
8 10 8
8 10
10
8 10
8 11
33 34
H
8 11 8
8 11
35
36
37
H H
38
H
H H H H
8 10
8
8 10
11
8 10
8
8 10
10 8 10
8 11
P P P P
8
8 11
10 8
8
10 8
10 8 10
10 8
8
10
11
R 4th -3rd
➚➚ ➘
45 46
8
8 11
47
48
P P P P
8
8
10
11 8
8 10 8
10 8
10
10 8
8 10
11
4th R
➘➘
51 52
8
8
8 10 8
8 10 8
8
10
10 8 10
8 6 11 8 11
P
57
58
P
P
8 11 8
8
10
11 8 11
59
60
H
H
61 62
H
H
H H H
8 11 8
11 8 11
10
8
8 10 8
10 8 10
10
8
8 10 8
11 8
8
8 8 10 8 10
8
10
8 10 8 10 10
8 11 11
-3rd 4th -3rd 4th 5th 4th 5th 7th 5th 7th R
➚ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➚ H ➚
H
H H
69 70
H H H H
8
8 10 8 10
8
10
8 11 8 11
71
72
8 10
8 10 8
8
10 8
10 8
10
10 8
11 8 11
75
76
P
P P P
8 11 8
8
8
10 8
11 8
10
11 8 11
10
77
78
P
P
79 80
P P P P P P
8
11 8 11 8
10
8
10 8 10 8 8
10 10 8 10
7th 5th 7th 5th 4th 5th 4th -3rd 4th -3rd R
➘ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➘ ➘
P P P
81 82
P P P
8
10
8
10 8 10 8 8
11 11 8
83
84
H
85
86
H H H H H
8
8 11
10
8 11
8 10
8
8 10 8
10 8 10
10
H H H
8 10
8 10
8
8 10
11 8
89
90
8 10
8 10 8 8 10
8 10 8
10
8 10
8 11 11
-3rd R -3rd 4th 5th 7th 5th 4th 5th 7th R -3rd R 7th R
➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ H
➚ ➚ ➘ P ➘ ➚
P
H
93
94
P
H P H
8 11 8 8
8 8 10
8 11 8
10
8 11 11
10
8
8 8 10
8
10 8 10
8 10 10 8 10
11 8 11
-3rd 4th 5th 4th -3rd 4th 5th 7th R 7th 5th 7th R -3rd
➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ P
➚ ➚ ➚ H
H
H P
99
100
H
H P H P
8 8 11
8 10
8
10 8 10
8 11 11 8 11
101
102
H
P
H
P
103
104
H P H P H P
8
8 11 11 8
10 8 10
8
10 8 8
10 8 10 10
H P H P sl.
8
10 8 10
8
10 8 8
11 8 11 11 8 6
107
108
109 110
P H P H P
8
11 8
10
8 11 8
10 8 8 10 8
10 10 8
10
7th R 7th 5th 4th -3rd 4th 5th 4th -3rd R 7th R -3rd R
➚ H ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ H ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➘
P P sl. H
111
112
H P H P sl. H
8 10 8
10 8 8 10 8 6
11 11 8 6 8 8
113
114
8
8 10 8 10
8
8 10
8 10
10
8 10
8 11 11
7th R -3rd 4th R -3rd 4th 5th -3rd 4th 5th 7th 4th 5th 7th R
➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➚ H ➚ ➚ H ➘ ➚ ➚ H ➚ ➘
H H H
117
118
H H H H H H
8
8 8 11 8 11
8 10
8 10
10
8 10 8 10 10
119 120
H H sl.
H
8 11 8 11 13
8 11 11
121
122
8
10 8
8
10 8
10 8
10 8
10 8
10
11 8 11
125 126
P P P P P P
8
8 11 8 11 8
10 8
10 8
10 8
10
10 8 10
127 128
P sl. P
P
11 8 13 11 8
11 8 11
129
130
131
132
H H H H H H
8
10
8 11
8 10
8 11
8 10
8
8 10
10 8 10
5th 7th R -3rd 4th 5th 7th R -3rd 4th 5th 7th R
➚ ➚ H ➚ ➘➘➘➘➚ H ➚ ➚ H ➘➘➘➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘➘➘➘
H
133 134
H H H H
8
10
8 10
8 10
8 10
8 10
8
11 8
135
136
-3rd R 7th 5th R 7th 5th 4th 7th 5th 4th -3rd 5th 4th -3rd R
➘ ➘ P ➘ ➚➚ ➘ P ➘ ➘ P ➚➚ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➘ ➘
P P P
139 140
P P P P P P
8
10 8
10
10 8
10 8
8
10 8 10 8
11 11 8
141
142
8
8 10
8
10 8 8 10
8 10 10 8
10
8 11 11
7th R -3rd 4th 5th 4th -3rd R -3rd 4th 5th 7th R 7th 5th 4th
➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➚
H H P
H H P
145
146
H H P H H P
8
8 8 11 11 8
8 10
8 10 10 8
10
8 10 10
147
148
H
H
8 11
8 11
149
150
8
10 8 8 10
8 10 8
10 8 10
8 10
11 8 11
4th -3rd R 7th R -3rd 4th 5th 7th 5th 4th -3rd 4th 5th 7th R
➘ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ P ➘ ➘ P ➚ ➚ ➚ H ➚ ➚
P P H
153 154
P P H P P H
8
8 11 8 8 11
10 8
10 8 10
8 10 10 8 10
155
156
P H sl.
P
11 8 8 11 13
11 8 11
159
160
H P P H P P
8
10
8 11 11 8
10 8 8 10
8
10 8
10 10 8
5th 7th R -3rd R 7th 5th 4th -3rd 4th 5th 7th 5th 4th -3rd R
➚ ➚ H ➚ ➘ ➘ P ➘ ➘ P ➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘
H P P
161 162
H P P H P P
8
10
8 10 10 8
10 8 8 10
8
10 8
11 11 8
163
164
165
166
P H H P H H
8
11 8
10 8 10
8 11 8
10 8 8 10
10 8 10
P H H P P
8
10 8
10 8 10
8 10 8
10 8
11 8