To create major and minor pentatonic scales, imagine removing the notes B and F from the keyboard. If you then play a C major scale, you’d get C D E G A – the C major pentatonic scale. And if you ...

The Major Pentatonic provides a great alternative to the standard Major scale, and is common in country, blues, and rock, through to indie and pop. Like the Minor Pentatonic, it features a five ...

The minor and major pentatonic scales are well known and generally quite easy to remember. Shown here, they can form the heart of any blues solo. Sure, you can spend a lifetime learning new scales and ...