Pentatonic Minor and Blues Scales
Now, we all are aware of what a scale is. We play scales mainly because the notes in the scale sound good when played one after the other during a solo, and anything which is outside the scale sounds odd or as others would call it, "bad". A PENTATONIC SCALE The first thing we have to understand, before we go into a pentatonic minor scale, is what a pentatonic scale is. If you break up the word into two parts, 'penta' means five, and 'tonic' means notes. So if your teacher makes you play a pentatonic scale, it will not sound like a normal major scale we play. Where are such scales used? A pentatonic scale may be used in blues, rock and pop music. I personally, love this scale and I love to use it in almost every key. I don't dislike other scales or anything, but pentatonic scales are one of my favourites. A PENTATONIC MINOR SCALE A pentatonic minor scale is basically a pentatonic scale played in a minor key. For example, a minor pentatonic