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    The document discusses pentatonic scales for piano, including minor and major pentatonic scales. It provides the note names and fingerings for all 12 minor pentatonic scales and 12 major pentatonic scales. It also gives the interval patterns and formulas for the pentatonic scales. Additionally, it provides tips on improvising with pentatonic scales, including the option to superimpose scales over chords in different keys.

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    The document discusses pentatonic scales for piano, including minor and major pentatonic scales. It provides the note names and fingerings for all 12 minor pentatonic scales and 12 major pentatonic scales. It also gives the interval patterns and formulas for the pentatonic scales. Additionally, it provides tips on improvising with pentatonic scales, including the option to superimpose scales over chords in different keys.

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    The document discusses pentatonic scales for piano, including minor and major pentatonic scales. It provides the note names and fingerings for all 12 minor pentatonic scales and 12 major pentatonic scales. It also gives the interval patterns and formulas for the pentatonic scales. Additionally, it provides tips on improvising with pentatonic scales, including the option to superimpose scales over chords in different keys.

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    The document discusses major and minor pentatonic scales, providing their notes and fingerings. It also discusses how pentatonic scales can be used outside of their original key through superimposition.

    The document discusses both minor and major pentatonic scales, providing the notes and fingerings for each scale.

    The document mentions that minor pentatonic scales are common in pop, rock, and blues music and that major pentatonic scales are especially used in traditional folk, country, and gospel music.

    Piano Pentatonic Scales

    The Pentatonic Scale is frequently used in lots of popular music styles. There are

    both Pentatonic Major and Minor – the Minor is slightly more often used. Note that

    A Minor Pentatonic has identical notes with C Major Pentatonic but in different

    order; D Minor Pentatonic has the same notes as F Major Pentatonic and so it

    goes. Knowing this will make it easier for you to memorize the scales.

    Minor Pentatonic Scales

    Here are pictures and notes of the Minor Pentatonic scales. These scales are very common

    in many styles, but not least in pop and rock music. See also Major Pentatonic Scales.

    Cm

    Notes: C, Eb, F, G, Bb, C

    Fingerings (LH): 1, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1

    Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3

    C#m / Dbm

    Notes: C#, E, F#, G#, B, C#

    Fingerings (LH): 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 2

    Fingerings (RH): 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2

    Dm
    Notes: D, F, G, A, C, D

    Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1

    Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3

    D#m / Ebm

    Notes: D#, F#, G#, A#, C#, D#

    Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1

    Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3

    Em

    Notes: E, G, A, B, D, E

    Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1

    Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3

    Fm

    Notes: F, Ab, Bb, C, Eb, F

    Fingerings (LH): 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1

    Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3
    F#m / Gbm

    Notes: F#, A, B, C#, E, F#

    Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3

    Fingerings (RH): 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2

    Gm

    Notes: G, Bb, C, D, F, G

    Fingerings (LH): 1, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1

    Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1

    G#m / Abm

    Notes: G#, B, C#, D#, F#, G#

    Fingerings (LH): 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 2

    Fingerings (RH): 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

    Am

    Notes: A, C, D, E, G, A
    Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1

    Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3

    A#m / Bbm

    Notes: A#, C#, D#, E#, G#, A#

    Fingerings (LH): 4, 3, 2, 1, 4, 3

    Fingerings (RH): 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3

    Bm

    Notes: B, D, E, F#, A, B

    Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1

    Fingerings (RH): 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2

    Pentatonic Minor Scales overview

    C: C, Eb, F, G, Bb, C

    C#/Db: C#, E, F#, G#, B, C#

    D: D, F, G, A, C, D

    D#/Eb: D#, F#, G#, A#, C#, D#

    E: E, G, A, B, D, E

    F: F, Ab, Bb, C, Eb, F

    F#/Gb: F#, A, B, C#, E, F#

    G: G, Bb, C, D, F, G

    G#/Ab: G#, B, C#, D#, F#, G#

    A: A, C, D, E, G, A
    A#/Bb: A#, C#, D#, E#, G#, A#

    B: B, D, E, F#, A, B

    Intervals: 1, b3, 4, 5, b7

    Semi-notes: 3 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 2

    Formula: Whole and a half, Whole, Whole, Whole and a half, Whole

    Major Pentatonic Scales

    This five-note scale is similar to the Major Scale, but with the 4th and 7th degrees removed.

    Major Pentatonic scales are especially common in traditional folk music, country and gospel.

    Here are pictures and notes of the Major Pentatonic scales.

    Notes: C, D, E, G, A, C

    Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3

    Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3

    C# / Db

    Notes: C#, D#, F, G#, A#, C#

    Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 4, 3, 2

    Fingerings (RH): 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4

    D
    Notes: D, E, F#, A, B, D

    Fingerings (LH): 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 2

    Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4

    D# / Eb

    Notes: D#, F, G, A#, C, D#

    Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3

    Fingerings (RH): 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2

    Notes: E, F#, G#, B, C#, E

    Fingerings (LH): 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1

    Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3

    Notes: F, G, A, C, D, F

    Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3

    Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4
    F# / Gb

    Notes: F#, G#, A#, C#, D#, F#

    Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1

    Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3

    Notes: G, A, B, D, E, G

    Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3

    Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4

    G# / Ab

    Notes: G#, A#, C, D#, F, G#

    Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3

    Fingerings (RH): 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3

    Notes: A, B, C#, E, F#, A


    Fingerings (LH): 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2

    Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 1

    A# / Bb

    Notes: A#, C, D, F, G, A#

    Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3

    Fingerings (RH): 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3

    Notes: B, C#, D#, F#, G#,B

    Fingerings (LH): 1, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1

    Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1

    Pentatonic Major Scales overview

    C: C, D, E, G, A, C

    C#/Db: C#, D#, F, G#, A#, C#

    D: D, E, F#, A, B, D

    D#/Eb: D#, F, G, A#, C, D#

    E: E, F#, G#, B, C#, E

    F: F, G, A, C, D, F

    F#/Gb: F#, G#, A#, C#, D#, F#

    G: G, A, B, D, E, G

    G#/Ab: G#, A#, C, D#, F, G#

    A: A, B, C#, E, F#, A
    A#/Bb: A#, C, D, F, G, A#

    B: B, C#, D#, F#, G#, B

    Intervals: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6

    Semi-notes: 2 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 3

    Formula: Whole, Whole, Whole and a half, Whole, Whole and a half

    Improvising with the Pentatonic Scale

    The Pentatonic Scale is a flexible scale for improvising and apart from the standard way,

    which is combining a scale with chords in the same key, you could also be outside the key.

    By “being outside the key” means that you don't necessarily play chords and scale that

    belongs to the same key. For example, you could play G Major Pentatonic over a C Major

    chord or E Minor Pentatonic over an A Minor chord, this is called superimposing.

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