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  1. Different modes of pentatonic scale - Music: Practice & Theory Stack ...

    Mar 1, 2015 · Diatonic is commonly used to mean incorporating the 12-tone system of so-called 'Western theory', whereas pentatonic refers to the use of any number of 5-tone systems. I think …

  2. how do you choose which pentatonic scale to use over a progression ...

    Jul 15, 2020 · 4 Since there are three pentatonic scales that work with any diatonic chord progression, how do you decide which one to use? If I have a chord progression in Bm, I could use Bmin, Emin or …

  3. Pentatonic and Chinese tradition - what I am getting wrong?

    Mar 27, 2024 · I am interested in the traditional Chinese music system, which is supposed to be a pentatonic scale. According to Wiki, one way to get a pentatonic scale is to take five consecutive …

  4. Are there names for the different Pentatonic scales?

    Jan 13, 2024 · We all know on the guitar there are 5 positions for the Pentatonic Scale and a big deal is made about position 1 being the minor pentatonic and position 2 being the major pentatonic. But …

  5. What are the degrees of a pentatonic scale called?

    Jan 18, 2021 · The pentatonic scale is its own entity: a five tone scale with nothing skipped or missing. I think it's believed the pentatonic scale existed long before diatonic scales. I have only seen the …

  6. A Minor Pentatonic Scale confusion - Music: Practice & Theory Stack ...

    Jan 14, 2020 · The pentatonic (minor) scale uses a different set of notes - those from the minor scale. 1,3, 4,5 and 7. hence, in that scale you show on guitar, the notes are A, C, D, E and G.

  7. How to read movable scale chart for A minor pentatonic?

    Aug 7, 2022 · 3 I bought a guitar chart and it has this figure for moveable minor pentatonic scale: I know the number 1 box pattern of the minor pentatonic scale (Justin guitar course). I play it starting on the …

  8. Why are the 4th and 7th scale degrees removed from the major

    Dec 16, 2019 · A pentatonic scale is a five note scale. Nothing is missing or removed. One way to generate a pentatonic scale with an additive process is to build the scale from ascending perfect …

  9. Can someone please tell me why there are 5 different patterns to ...

    Apr 13, 2016 · Now if you look at all the different patterns for the E minor pentatonic scale you'll see why there how this relates to what we did above: Each shape collaborates to a pattern we talked about …

  10. What are the pentatonic scale fingerings for piano?

    What is the most common fingering for the pentatonic scale? Minor and major. All of them. I don't know about standards; there are lots of different fingerings you could use. I would like to know wh...