Scott Henderson The Pentatonic Scale in Jazz Fusion
Scott Henderson The Pentatonic Scale in Jazz Fusion
Scott Henderson The Pentatonic Scale in Jazz Fusion
Nh auftlrrfstl Zjk Dncbnrskc bniunstrl uc trujk qun jli`fl hl okril plrl fiprkvfslr jkc hks ikbks bn hl Nsjlhl
Wnctltúcfjl Ilykr
Lbfjfkclhinctn, ns`kzl uc ilrlvfhhksk y `fncvncfbk jkcjnptk "rnjyjhn-ynr-rf"
Nc nh sfaufnctn vfbnk fcstrujvk Zjk Dncbnrskc tkjl lhaõc sõpnr hkjk fiprkvfsljfúc bn elzz ousfúc.
Hl fbnl ns sfiphn. ^cl vnz qun snpls ucl okril nc plrjuhlr bn tkjlr hl auftlrrl plrl hl Nsjlhl Inckr Wnctltúcfjl
(<, `:, 2, > `1) * sn punbn uhfzlr plrl jrnlr trns skcfbks sksjlbks qun oucjfkclc ncjfil bn uc jkctnxtk
lriúcfjk blbk (nc nstn jlsk, nc nh vébnk bn Dncbnrskc, nh jkctnxtk
jkctnxtk ns uc ljkbn @i1.) Lqué vliks l njdlr ifrlbl
bntlhhlbl nc nh jkcjnptk Dncbnrskc nxprnslbk. L jkcculjfúc vliks l nxlifclr bnsbn ucl pnrspnjvl ucfjlbl.
Dncbnrskc bnsjrf`n jkcvfcjnctninctn nstn trujk rlzkcl`hninctn `fnc jkckjfbk qun pnriftn uhfzlr y rnuhfzlr
ucl skhl okril sfjl bn ilcnrl njlz, jkc `uncks rnsuhtlbks, sfc cfcaucl nhnvljfúc tnúrfjl nhnvlbl.
Lqué nstì hl nsjlhl bn Zf inckr Wnctltúcfjl (<, `:, 2, > `1) qun Dncbnrskc tkjl l hks <5<2 nc nh vébnk, nc nh qun
bfjn5 "Rkbk nh iucbk jkckjn nstl okril."
Bnspuæs bn vnr nstn tutkrflh if prfinrl rnljjfúc oun "¡\ufnrk prk`lr nsk!"
If sfaufnctn pncslifnctk oun5 "¡In austlrél sl`nr quæ Nsjlhls k Ikbks nstì tkjlcbk! Dncbnrskc cucjl nxphfjú
rnlhinctn hk qun nstì sujnbfncbk.
Nc ktrls plhl`rls, cucjl bfek hks cki`rns cf hls oúriuhls bn nsls ktrls bks nsjlhls. Zfiphninctn dljn bnjhlrljfkcns
vlals jkik5 "Hk qun hl anctn ck sl`n ns qun punbns ikvnr nsl okril l bfonrnctns ìrnls y k`tncnr bfonrnctns
skcfbks".
Wkr neniphk, l hks :5>7 ifcs., Dncbnrskc bnjhlrl qun hls ktrls nsjlhls qun tkjl skc "Hl ifsil okril nxljtl, pnrk
súhk nstìs k`tncfncbk ucl snrfn bfonrnctn bn skcfbks".
Fcinbfltli
Fcinbfltlinctn
nctn bnspuæs,
bnspuæs, plrl cunstrl bnsvnctlel,
bnsvnctlel, æh ns hhnvlbk ounrl bnh tnil pkr nh nctrnvfst
nctrnvfstlbkr
lbkr y burlctn
burlctn hl
burljfúc bnh vfbnk sn jnctrl nc uc trujk rétifjk 1/4 sk`rn 2/2. Lsé ck nsjujdliks clbl iìs sk`rn hls nsjlhls, y
cucjl rnjf`fiks hl prkinsl bnh tuhk bnh vfbnk5 "Znjrntks bn hl Nsjlhl Wnctltúcfjl".
Lpkyks Ikblhns
Bn lhaucl ilcnrl tuvn hl fctufjfúc bn qun hl ilafl su`yljnctn pkbrél snr uc oncúinck ikblh. Lsé qun in bfspusn l
lclhfzlr hks skcfbks y `usjlr hls nsjlhls k ikbks sfc cki`rn... y qun nrl uc vflen fctnrnslctn. ^hfjæ Wncslifnctk
Zkckrk plrl lyublrin l nctncbnrhk. Nc nstn lrjuhk vky l dljnr if inekr nsounrzk plrl ju`rfr nsl plrtn tìjftl bnh
tnil.
Zf tkblvél nstìs jkcifak, vky l incjfkclr pkr lbnhlctlbk, sé, bn dnjdk, dly ucl rnhljfúc ikblh nc nh jnctrk bn
nstn trujk.
Vk usk uc trujk ikblh sfifhlr jkc vlrfks nshks bn iõsfjl, fcjhuyncbk @huns, Zwfca-Elzz y @hunarlss. Wunbn jli`flr
hf`rninctn nctrn ucl nsjlhl L @huns y ucl nsjlhl O# @huns nc iujdls jlcjfkcns. Wkrqun trl`lelc tlc `fnc qun ck
cnjnsftl nenrjnr iujdl prnjlujfúc. Zkhk bæelhk vkhlr.
_n pkr ifsik. Zf cks eliks nc hks @huns nc O#, bnsbn ucl pnrspnjtfvl L, ncjkctrliks qun ns nh snaucbk
ikbk bn hl nsjlhl L @huns. Hk hhlik ^c @huns Pnhltfvk. Wunbns vnr hl rnhljfúc nctrn O# @huns y L Pnhlvk @huns
Zkckrk..
lqué nc Wncslifnctk Zkckrk
Jkik sn incjfkcú, Dncbnrskc jkifnczk l tkjlr ucl Nsjlhl Wnctltúcfjl bn @ inckr (<, `:, 2, >, `1). _lhn hl pncl
snülhlr qun nstk ns hk ifsik qun nh Ikbk > bn hl Nsjlhl Wnctltúcfjl Ilykr (<, 0, :, >, ?), lrrlfalbl nc @. Zf ck
pnctltúcfjks . rkktnb kc @.
ifrú tniprlck, pkr olvkr hnl hl cktl bn pfn bn pìafcl sk`rn hks cki`rns pnctltúcfjks.
Dncbnrskc uhfzl y rnuhfzl nstl okril bn "Wnctltúcfjl Inckr" hkjlhfzìcbkhl prfinrk nc nh 1µ trlstn= hunak
,
rnu`fjìcbkhk dlstl nh 6µ trlstn= y clhinctn dlstl nh snaucbk trlstn. Jkik æh nxphfjl nc nh vfbnk , nstì tkjlcbk @, J
# y O# Inckr Wnctltúcfjl rnspnjvlinctn, sk`rn hl jkcstlctn jlébl lriúcfjl bn uc ljkrbn @i1. Zf `fnc nstl
ns ucl bnsjrfpjfúc prnjfsl, ck punbn ljnptlr hls rnahls arliljlhns qun ljkiplülc hl ckjfúc iusfjlh bn
jnctrk tkclh. Dly uc puctk bn vfstl ucfjlbk qun cks bnel iìs fcokrilbks
Arlctnb ft's l shfadthy ikrn jkiphnx vfnwpkfct, `ut ft's l vlhul`hn vfnwpkfct `njlusn ft dkcnsthy nxphlfcs
tdn skucbs ancnrltnb. Fc l sncsn, ft's l hnss ankjnctrfj vfnw ko tdn tkclh ucfvnrsn.
Cnvnrtdnhnss, Dncbnrskc's pkfct fs sfiphn LCB sfacfjlct. Dn ancnrltnb tdnsn ikbns tdn nlsy wly, `y usfca
tdn krfafc
krfafclh
lh @ ifckr
ifckr pnctl
pnctltkc
tkcfj
fj canr
canrfca
fca fc bfnrn
bfnrnct
ct ornt`k
ornt`klrb
lrb hkjlk
hkjlkcs.
cs. Ck ourtdn
ourtdnrr inctlh
inctlh orlinw
orlinwkrm
krm
rnqufrnb.
Lhh tdfs sdlpn sdfotfca vfnwnb orki l @ tkclh jnctnr
Ofrst dn phlys @ ifckr pnctltkcfj (<, `:, 2, >, `1) ‒ lml tdn >td ikbn ko tdn Ilekr pnctltkcfj
(<, 0, :, >, ?)
Rdnc dn's phlys @ ilekr pnctltkcfj (<, 0, 2, >, ?) ‒ lml, tdn 2td ikbn ko tdn Ilekr pnctltkcfj
sjlhn (tdn slin skucb lcb cktns ls J# ifckr pnctltkcfj.)
Rdnc dn's phlys @ bkifclct pnctltkcfj (<, 0, 2, >, `1) ‒ lml, tdn 0cb ikbn ko tdn Ilekr
pnctltkcfj sjlhn (tdn slin skucb lcb cktns ls O# ifckr pnctltkcfj.)
Jhfjm dnrn tk snn wdlt tdnsn ikbns hkkm hfmn arlpdfjlhhy fc Zkucb Rdfcmfca, wdnc pfjturnb orki
tdn pnrspnjtfvn ko l @ tkclh jnctnr . Zkucb Rdfcmfca prkvfbns lc fctnrljvn vfnw ko tdn ikbns bnpfjtnb
`nhkw5
Qdlt l`kut Dncbnrskc's rnonrncjn tk tdn L Ilekr Zjlhn;
F'i ckt surn wdy Dncbnrskc hfmncs tdnsn ikbns tk tdn L ilekr sjlhn. Dn stltns, "Rdn tnjdcfjlh
rnlskc ]tdfs wkrmsY fs `njlusn tdn cktns ko tdn @ ifckr pnctltkcfj sjlhn jkin orki tdn L ilekr
sjlhn= tdnsn pnctltkcfj sdlpns, tdn @ ifckr pnctltkcfj sdlpn, tdn J# ifckr pnctltkcfj sdlpn, lcb
tdn O#ifckr pnctltkcfj sdlpn, lhh jkctlfc cktns orki tdn L ilekr sjlhn."
Arlctnb, tdn cktns ko dfs tdrnn sdlpns (lcb tdnsn tdrnn ikbns) lrn fcbnnb okucb fc tdn L ilekr sjlhn
... `ut tdlt bknsc't rnlhhy nxphlfc kr bncn tdn skucbs wn'rn dnlrfca ls dn sdfs tdn sdlpns lrkucb.
Lcb fo wn clin tdfs sjlhn ljjkrbfca tk lc L tkclh jnctnr wn ant lc L Bkrflc sjlhn wftd ck : kr 1.
Qdlt's sfiphn l`kut tdlt;
Hnlrc tk phly tdksn ikbns rkktnb kc tdn 1td ornt ko tdn N strfca, wftdkut sdfotfca. Jhfjm
dnrn tk snn dkw. Rdfs wfhh afvn yku l rnlh okktdkhb kc tdn ucbnrhyfca tdnkry.
Ls yku jlc snn `nhkw, ls yku jkiplrn ikbns orki hn tk rfadt, rst wn hksn tdn `: lcb `1, sk
wn'vn swftjdnb orki ifckr pnctltkcfj tk ilekr pnctltkcfj.
Rdn bfnrncjn `ntwnnc ikbn > (tdn fcflh ifckr pnctltkcfj sjlhn)5 tdnrn's l 0 fcstnlb ko l `:
Rdn bfnrncjn `ntwnnc Ikbn 0 lcb Ikbn 25 tdnrn's l ? fcstnlb ko l `1
L bn-ifckr-ffjltfkc
bn-ifckr-ffjltfkc ko tdn W
Wnctltkcfj
nctltkcfj i
ikbns
kbns
Fc tdn cnxt bnikcstrlkc wn swftjd tdn krbnr ko sjlhns tdlt Dncbnrskc phlys, eust tk ilmn lc
fctnrnsca pkfct. Fo wn rnkrbnr tdn ikbns ls sdkwc `nhkw, ikbn >, 0, lcb 2, wn cb kchy l
sfcahn cktn bfnrncjn `ntwnnc nljd plfr.
Ls yku jkiplrn ikbns orki hn tk rfadt, rst wn hksn tdn `:= tdnc tdn `1. Zk nljd canrfca fs kcn stnp
hnss ifckr, hnss `hunsy (... mfcbl ko hfmn akfca tdrkuad tdn ikbns ko tdn ilekr sjlhn fc tdfs krbnr5 Lnkhnlc,
Bkrflc, Ifxkhybflc, Fkcflc ‒ rst wn hksn tdn `?, tdnc tdn `:, tdnc tdn `1= tdn ekurcny fs kcn cktn hnss
Rdn bfnrncjn `ntwnnc ikbn > (tdn fcflh ifckr pnctltkcfj sjlhn) lcb ikbn 05 fc ikbn 0
tdnrn's l 0 fcstnlb ko l `:
Rdn bfnrncjn `ntwnnc Ikbn 0 lcb Ikbn 25 fc ikbn 2 tdnrn's l ? fcstnlb ko l `1
Pnlskcl`hn clins okr Ikbn 0 lrn5 Bkifclct Wnctltkcfj kr Zuspncbnb Bkifclct pnctltkcfj
L jkiinct
jkiinct orki l vfnwnr
"Fo yku'rn phlyfca kvnr l @i1 jdkrb, tdnc tdn cktns ko tdn J# ifckr pnctltkcfj oucjkc ls 0, 2, >, ?,
lcb <, lcb tdn cktns ko tdn O# ifckr Wnctltkcfj oucjkc ls >, 1, <, 0, lcb 2. (Ko jkursn, tdn cktns ko
tdn @ ifckr pnctltkcfj oucjkc ls <, :, 2, >, lcb 1.) Zk lhh tdksn pnctltkcfj canrs wkrm wnhh kvnr
l @i1 jdkrb."
F dlvnc't jdnjmnb tdn iltd. @ut nvnc fo tdfs fs trun, F bkc't ant tdn pkfct.
Lcktdnr lutdkr's
lutdkr's dft kc lhh tdfs
Ckw tdlt F'vn jkiphntnb tdfs lrjhn F stui`hnb kc lcktdnr lutdkr's trnltinct ko tdn su`enjt.
Okhhkwfca kc orki iy hlst Zjk Dncbnrskc `hka, Zjk Dncbnrskc Inhkbfj Wdrlsfca
Wdrlsfca,, hnt‖s tlmn l hkkm lt
Zfcjn hnlrcfca auftlr fs sujd l `fa tlsm, ilcy auftlr phlynrs ant sfbn trljmnb `nokrn tdny ljtulhhy hnlrcnb
tdn `lsfjs lcb tdn p F‖i l`kut tk bfsjuss tkbly fs kcn ko tdksn trfjms tdlt jkuhb hnlb tk tdlt.
Zk ckw tdlt F‖vn put tdn wlrcfca kut tdnrn, hnt‖s hkkm lt l Ifckr Wnctltkcfj trfjm tdlt yku jlc usn, eust
rnini`nr, ft fs l trfjm. Kr ls I.F put ft= L Wnctltkcfj snjrnt.
Lt <577 tdn hnsskc stlrts lcb Zjk tlhms l`kut tdn pnctltkcfj sdlpn. Rdfs fs lc Ni sdlpn fo yku okhhkw tdn
ruhns ko tdn Auftlr Jkcspfrljy lcb Jdkrbljus.
Jdkrbljus.
Ls Zjk nxphlfcs, yku jlc phly ft lt ornt 1 kvnr l @i1 arkkvn, `ut yku jlc lhsk phly orki ornt 6 lcb ornt 0.
Zk hnt‖s hkkm lt wdy tdfs wkrms lcb pkssf`hy ikrn fipkrtlcthy, wdnc ft wkc‖t wkrm.
Ztlrca kc tdn cktn @, ornt 1, tdn Ni sdlpn dls tdn cktns ko5
Rdfs wdkhn hnsskc fs fc Bkrflc (ckt inckcnb fc vfbnk), sk lhh lvlfhl`hn cktns lrn5 @ J# B N O# A# L.
Fc cui`nrs tdfs fs < 0 i: 2 > ? `1. Zk 0 lcb ? bfnr.
@ Bkrflc, Ni sdlpn
Bkrflc, `nfca tdn Znjkcb Ikbn fs fc @i bnrfvfca orki tdn L Ilekr Zjlhn, tdfs fs inckcnb fc tdn vfbnk.
Qdnc Zjk ikvns tdfs tk ornt 6 lcb phlys tdn slin sdlpn, wdlt dn ljtulhhy phlys fs5 J# N O# A# @, sfcjn tdn
jdkrb fs shh @i, tdn cui`nrs lrn ckw5 0 2 > ? <.
Ft ily hkkm hfmn lc Ni Wnctltkcfj Zdlpn stlrca twk ornts tkk dfad, `ut tdlt fs kchy tdn vfsulh sdkrtjut, yku
lrn shh phlyfca fc @i. Ckw wftdkut l i: `ut wftd l ?, vnry Bkrflc
Bkrflc..
Jlc yku snn tdn Ni Zdlpnb Wnctltkcfj sjlhn fc tdn pfjturnb @ Bkrf
Bkrflc s dlpn ;
lc, Bi sdlpn
@ Bkrflc, Bi sdlpn
Qdnc Zjk ikvns tk tdn 0cb ornt lcb phly tdn Ni sdlpn dn ant tdn cktns5 O# L @ J# N, fc cui`nrs tdlt‖s5
> `1 < 0 2 sk l Wnctltkcfj Zjlhn wftd l 0 fcstnlb ko l i:.
Fc tdn rst ikvn wn dlb l ?, snjkcb ikvn wn dlb l 0, lbb tdfs tk ykur krfafclh @i pnctltkcfj lcb yku ant
tdn ouhh ikbn.
Jkcspfrljy rnlbnrs mckw tdn fipkrtlcjn ko ucbnrstlcbfca tdn cui`nr ko nljd jdkrb. Qdnc yku mckw tdfs
yku jlc lpphy lhh ikbns wftd nlsn.
Fo @i wls jdkrb FFF yku wkuhb dlvn tk ak l 2td up lcb l tkcn bkwc.
^sn tdn skca wrftnrs swfvnh tk snn tdfs. Hkkm okr @i ls jdkrb FF,
FF, FFF lcb _F.
K jkursn, tdn slin pdnckinckc fs pkssf`hn tk lpphy kvnr tdn tdrnn Ilekr Jdkrbs.
Kvnr jdkrb F,
F, hnt‖s sly wn lrn fc tdn mny ko L, yku jkuhb phly tdn slin sdlpn lt ornt >, <7 lcb <0. Rdfs wkuhb
pfjm kut vlrfkus plrts ko tdn ilekr sjlhn.
Fo yku wlct tk bk tdfs wftd l Hybflc Zkucb yku cnnb tk ak up l tkcn kr bkwc l 2td.
L Lnkhflc, N sdlpn
Rdfs wls l qufjm wly fctk Ikblh Zkucbs fc tdfs hnsskc,
hnsskc, lhh yku bk fs ikvn tdn slin sdlp
sdlpn
n tk l cnw
ornt.
Wnrdlps tdn `nst wly tk ant stlrtnb wftd tdfs fs tk try ft kvnr 0 Jdkrb Hkkps kr @huns Eli Rrljms.
Okr nxliphn, @huns Eli Rrljms fc Ifckr (`ucbhn ?) usn _F ‚ FF fc tdn `nafccfca. ^sfca Zjk‖s Wnctltkcfj
Znjrnt inlcs yku jlc phly tdn Zlin Wnctltkcfj Zdlpn fc : phljns kc tdn cnjm kvnr tdnsn twk jdkrbs.
Fo yku cb kcn ko tdnsn trfjms tdlt yku rnlhhy onnh wkrms, hfmn ikvn up l tkcn kvnr jdkrb FF okr nxliphn,
tdnc try tk t tdfs fctk skhks.
Vku jkuhb tlmn l hfjm lcb sfiphy ikvn ft up twk ornts, tdnc `ljm bkwc lalfc wdncnvnr kvnr l FF jdkrb.
Rdn prk`hni wftd trfjms, snjrnts lcb sdkrtjuts fs tdlt ft ilmns yku inikrfzn l `ucjd ko stu tdlt fs sk
spnjflhfst tdlt fo yku bkc‖t mckw ykur `lsfjs yku lrn hkkmfca lt iusjhn inikry, trflh lcb nrrkr.
Dkwnvnr,
Dkwnvn r, fo yku bk mckw
mckw ykur
ykur ikbns
ikbns lcb Wnctltkcfj Zjlhns, tdfs fs l `rfhhflct trfjm okr ifhmfca kcn
pdrlsn. Eust ikvn ft lrkucb!
F strkcahy `nhfnvn tdlt lhh snrfkus auftlr tutkrs orki tdfs nrl= Orlcm Ali`lhn, Zjk Dncbnrskc lcb Wluh
Afh`nrt wkuhb lhh larnn tdlt tk mckw ykur `lsfjs jki`fcnb wftd trfjms hfmn tdfs lcb l rnpnrtkfrn fs tdn
`nst wly tk ilstnr tdn auftlr.
Fo yku ncekynb tdfs `hka pkst, phnlsn sdlrn ft kc ykur olvkrftn skjflh inbfl phlkri.
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Nc hl prfinrl plrtn bnh vfbnk (? ifcutks) plrtn bnh trlstn _FF jkc hl pksfjfúc bn Zf inckr pnctltúcfjl.
Rkjl uc rf y sfiphninctn hk trlshlbl l hks trlstns FT y lh FF.
Hls cktls nctrn plræctnsfs nstìc krbnclbls sfaufncbk nh ifsik pltrúc/bf`uek nc hks : trlstns _, FF y
_FF.
Nsjlhls skc
Hls : Nsjlhls skc tkck
tkckss inck
inckrn
rnss rnhl
rnhltfvk
tfvks Ilykr, Hl Ilykr
s bn Pn Ilykr Ilykr y If Ilykr, rnspnjvlinctn.
Ilykr
Nstn "snükr tlc onk" jkinctl qun hl rlzúc bn qun suncnc `fnc ns pkrqun hls cktls bn hls : nsjlhls
pnrtncnjnc l If ilykr, jksl qun ck ns bnh tkbk jfnrtl yl qun sn hn nsjlpl ucl cktl5 Pn clturlh.
Nc c, nstn ns uck bn hks "snjrntks" bnh vfbnk.
Zupkcak qun ns junsúc bn tkjlrhk y vnr nh rnsuhtlbk lucqun yl ks lbnhlctk qun ck vl l skclr bnh tkbk
`fnc plrl hks qun ck nstæc dnjdks l hks ikbks. Lh c y lh jl`k hk qun dljn nc nstn neniphk ns lphfjlr hl
tnkrél ikblh l hls pnctltúcfjls.