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Minor pentatonic up and down

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Agility, riffs and runs · Intermediate · Pop and R&B, Rock, Jazz

Minor pentatonic up and down

The five notes of the minor pentatonic up and back. Blues, rock and R&B singers improvise on these notes more than any others.

How to do it

  1. Learn the five notes slowly.
  2. Then fast and light.
  3. Try your own order once it is in your ear.

Remember Five notes, any order.

In G minor, the first rep
Numbers1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 5 4 ♭3 1
SargamS G̲ M P N̲ P M G̲ S
Solfado me fa sol te sol fa me do
NotesG B♭ C D F D C B♭ G
Sung onoh – – – – – – – –

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