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12 BAR BLUES BACKING TRACKS IN ALL KEYS & SCALE PATTERNS
MINOR PENTATONIC SCALE THEORY AND PATTERNS
Each Minor Pentatonic Scale contains 5 different notes, which are the 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 scale degrees from a natural minor scale. Here are the notes in each minor pentatonic scale:
C Minor Pentatonic: C Eb F G Bb
F Minor Pentatonic: F Ab Bb C Eb
Bb Minor Pentatonic: Bb Db Eb F Ab
Eb Minor Pentatonic: Eb Gb Ab Bb Db
Ab Minor Pentatonic: Ab Cb Db Eb Gb
Db Minor Pentatonic: Db Fb Gb Ab Cb
F# Minor Pentatonic: F# A B C# E
B Minor Pentatonic: B D E F# A
E Minor Pentatonic: E G A B D
A Minor Pentatonic: A C D E G
D Minor Pentatonic: D F G A C
G Minor Pentatonic: G Bb C D F
MAJOR PENTATONIC SCALE THEORY & PATTERNS
Each Major Pentatonic Scale contains 5 different notes, which are the 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 scale degrees from a major scale. Here are the notes in each major pentatonic scale:
C Major Pentatonic: C D E G A
F Major Pentatonic: F G A C D
Bb Major Pentatonic: Bb C D F G
Eb Major Pentatonic: Eb F G Bb C
Ab Major Pentatonic: Ab Bb C Eb F
Db Major Pentatonic: Db Eb F Ab Bb
F# Major Pentatonic: F# G# A# C# D#
B Major Pentatonic: B C# D# F# G#
E Major Pentatonic: E F# G# B C#
A Major Pentatonic: A B C# E F#
D Major Pentatonic: D E F# A B
G Major Pentatonic: G A B D E
BLUES SCALE THEORY & PATTERNS