Pentatonic Scales & Exercises

C major pentatonic

&

w
C minor pentatonic

& b b w
Db major pentatonic

& b b b b bw
Db minor pentatonic

& b b b b b bw
D major pentatonic

& # w
D minor pentatonic

b b

b
w

b b
b b

b b b

b bw

b b
b

b
b b b b bw

& w

Eb major pentatonic

b b
b

bw
b

Eb minor pentatonic

b b b b b
b

b
bw
b b

& b b bw
b
& b b b b bw

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E major pentatonic

# #

E minor pentatonic

F major pentatonic

F minor pentatonic

b b b b
b

& # # # w
& w
& w
b

w
&
F# major pentatonic

#
& # # # # #w

# #
# # #

# # #
#
# #w

F# minor pentatonic

# # #

#
#w

G major pentatonic

G minor pentatonic

Ab major pentatonic

b b
b

b
bw
b b

& #
#w

&
w

& b
w
b

bw
&

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b
bw

b b b b b
b
bw

Ab minor pentatonic

b
b b b

A major pentatonic

#
#

w
&

# # #

w
&

bw
&

bw
b

b
b

bw
& b

b b
b

b
b bw
b b

# # # w
#

&

# #
# #

w
&

#
#

w
&

w
&

b b

b
w

b b
& b b

A minor pentatonic

Bb major pentatonic

Bb minor pentatonic

B major pentatonic

B minor pentatonic

C major pentatonic

C minor pentatonic

# # # # w

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Ex. 1

&

b b

& b b b b

& b b b b b b b

b b b b b
b

& b b

&

# # #
# #

b
b b b b

b b b b

& b b b
#

b b b

# #

b b b

& b

& #

b
b

b b b

b b b

# # #

b b

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b b b # #

&

Ex. 2

b b

b
b b b b

b
&
&

b b b

b b b b b b b b b

# #
b
#

b
b b b

&
#

b
&

b b b b

b b b b b b

&

# # # # #

& b b b

b w

b b # # b b b

Ex. 3

&

b b
b

&
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b b

b # #
b

&
b
#

b b b

&
#

b
& b b b b b b b
& b b b b b b b b b b

Ex.4

w
&
&

bw

b b b
w

& # w

b b b
b b b b b
bw

b b

&
w
& bw

b b b b
b b b b b
b b b

b b b
b
b b b b b
b b b

b b
w

b
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# #

Pentatonic Scales & Exercises

& # # #w

&
w

b b

b bb
b b w

b b b
b
b b b b b
bw
b
b b

b
b
b b b
&

Ex. 5

&
&

b b

&

&

&

b b

b b b b b b
b b b

#
# # #
&
#

Ex. 6

#
#

b b b
b b b b b

b b b

b b

b b b b
b b

b b b b
b b b b b b

# # #

# # #
#

# #
#

#
# # #

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Pentatonic Scales & Exercises

# # #
#

#
# # #

& # #

# #
#

& # #

#
#

# # # b
b b
#

#
& # # # #
b
&

b b

b
#

# b
#

Ex. 7

&

b b

b b

&

b
b

& # # # # #

& b b b b b b b b
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b
#
#

& b b b b b
#

b b
b
b

b
b b

& b
b b b b b b

b
&

b
# b b b
&
Ex. 8

&

b
b

b b

&

#
# # #

b b
b

b
b b b b b

#
b
&
b b b
# #

# #
&
&

b b b b b

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b b b b b b

b b b b

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&

b b b b

Pentatonic Scales & Exercises

b b
# # #

Ex. 9

&

b b

# # # # #
#
#

& b b b b b b b b
b b
# #

#
&
#
b b b b b b b b b b
&

b b b
&
&

b b b # #

b b

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