The 5 Golden Rules of Bass #4 Major & Minor Pentatonics freeware ||Bm / / / |A / / / |G / / / |F# / / / ||
B Minor Pent for Bm
A Major Pent for A
G Major Pent for G
F# Major Pent for F#
pentatonic phrasing rules
try not to use all of the scale notes
Major 1 2 3 5 6
#1 first note must be the root
#2 you may use a b3 then follow with a 2 or a 3
Minor 1 b3 4 5 b7
#2 you may use b5 then follow with a 4 or a 5
here are the pentatonic patterns I'm using
get the others below
download the backing track Bm A G F# below
start with rule# 1 just the roots
experiment by using some displaced roots
apply rule# 2 and use the roots followed by chord notes
apply rule# 3 and use scale notes after the root notes
generate some pentatonic phrases like these rule# 4
Minor 1 b3 4 b5 4 b3 5 5
Major 1 1 b3 3 5 6 b3 3
make them last for one bar each
memorize them
play along to the backing track
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