In Confession #45 - Pentatonic Scales! (Part 4) we looked at Pentatonic Pattern #4. In this week's confession, we'll look at Pentatonic Pattern #5.
This is the final pentatonic pattern, and it brings us back around to pattern #1.
Major Pentatonic Pattern #5
Here is major pentatonic pattern #5 in the key of C. I've coloured the root notes red for easy reference. I've also shown pattern #4 in the diagram so you can see how the two patterns are connected. The dashed notes on the left belong only to pattern #4. The notes in the middle are common to both patterns. The notes on the right belong only to pattern #5.
As mentioned above, this is the final pattern and it brings us back around to pattern #1. See the column of notes at the 17th fret? Does it look a bit familiar? That's because they are all part of pattern #1, like this:
Minor Pentatonic Pattern #5
Here is minor pentatonic pattern #5 in the key of A minor. Again, I've coloured the root notes red for easy reference and I've also shown pattern #4 in the diagram so you can see how the two patterns are connected.
Again, notice how the notes at the 17th fret are all part of pattern #1, like this:
Now that you have leaned all 5 pentatonic patterns, the challenge is to learn to move between them when playing. Confession #43 - Pentatonic Scales! (Part 2) demonstrated just one the many ways there are to do this. Experiment and see what works for you!
Next Week's Confession - Know Your CBA's!
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