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The A major scale
MODULE 5
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Using major and minor pentatonic scales for I-
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Basically a I-
For Example
The notes of the C Major Scale are
So if you played a chord progression using the chords C Major F7 and G7
That is a I-
In the Key of A
if you played a chord progression using the chords A Major D7 and E7
That is a I-
NOTE: You can find the notes of any major scale instantly by sliding the Major Scale Slide Rule so number 1 is over the note of the Key you want -
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Go to the Jam-
Remember Always Revise
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IV |
V |
VI |
VII |
I |
C * |
D |
E |
F * |
G * |
A |
B |
C |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
VII |
I |
A * |
B |
C# |
D * |
E * |
F# |
G# |
A |
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All the CTB Blues Bop chord progressions in the Jam-
So you have a basic I-
Both Major and Minor Pentatonic Patterns work fairly well with all I-
C -
A good way to do this is for the first 12 bars start with the minor pentatonic and then use the major pentatonic pattern for the next 12 bars then swap again etc..
Just to recap, for a Blues in the Key of A, using the Slide Rule the A minor pentatonic has the number 6 above the note A and for the A major pentatonic the number 1 is above the note of A See Diagrams below
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Once you are comfortable using both major and minor pentatonic patterns with all the CTB Blues Bop chord progressions in the Jam-
FOR EXAMPLE
Select some other notes of the A minor pentatonic as seen in the diagram right and practice building a solo around those notes
Experiment between the new selection and the old familiar pattern and moving to the major pentatonic too
In the next module I am going to be dealing more in depth with using different patterns and more complex chord progression not just I-