In this lesson i teach you how to learn this easy pentatonic scale lick on saxophone. This creates a distinctly different sound for the new scale. A minor pentatonic contains scale degrees 1, b3, 4, 5, and b7. A jazz players perspective as well as a new self published ebook slick licks that stick. If you have chosen a scale other than the one that is used in. Pentatonic pattern 1 diatonic 3rds this pattern goes through a pattern in the pentatonic scale that is equal to playing a major scale in 3rds. If you play alto youre going to be playing your g majore minor pentatonic scale.
The minor pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly scales used in rock, blues, country and jazz music. How to practice pentatonic patterns for improvisation youtube. Students will strengthen and learn to do this in the various styles of jazz and contemporary music. Do some experimenting to find out which rhythmic patterns and note choices work best. In this case, thats e, so weve got the g major pentatonic being g, a, b, d, and e. If you are not sure how to build your pentatonic scales or what a relative minor is, you can learn all of that in some of my free play sax by ear crash course.
The blues scale is also predominantly derived from the minor pentatonic scale. All 12 of the major pentatonic scales are provided in the pdf. There is a lot of discussion about the glory of the caged system. So concert bb is c on tenor sax, concert f is g on tenor sax, etc. Pentatonic patterns sample better sax pdf book manual. The major pentatonic scale has an intervallic pattern of a m2, m2, m3, m2, and a final m3 m represents major and m represents minor, which leads to the. As with major and minor scales, the minor pentatonic scale derives from the major pentatonic scale. Several typical pentatonic blues licks will be used as a starting point to develop your knowledge of the pentatonic scale.
I have only been playing the sax for a couple of months and your tutorials are perfect. Unfortunately, i could never unravel its mysteries and had, quite honestly, given up trying to understand its use. Click the links below to download the exercises in much more readable pdf format. The dorian modal scale has a distinctive sound that can add interest to a solo. However, since most rock and metal revolves around the minor pentatonic box 1, rb345b7, well focus on that when we start running sequences and patterns. It may be fair to say that most players rely on scales and patterns aka licks, phrase or in more academic circles, formulae. Minor pentatonic scales to introduce a novice guitar player to the world of rock music requires that he learn a series of scales, which we can call the tools of the trade. This book changed my entire perspective, opened my understanding and had me wishing i had discovered it years earlier. The scale is played descending and the direction of the 3rds are changing so first up the down etc. The innovative pentatonic exercises in this digital pdf are designed to open your mind and ears to the expansive world of possibilities found inside the pentatonic scale. It has a few pages of majorminor pentatonic lickspatterns, and a decent system for practicing them at least to use over blues changes. For years, all i heard was that the pentatonic scale was the scale to use for jazz soloing and improvisation. Dorian mode pentatonic licks a new approach to modal.
Even if you already use the dorian mode in your playing, using pentatonic shapes to play dorian licks will give you a new approach to use in your solos. Everything in this book is presented in the key of a minor so that you can see how it all relates together and so that you can begin to string licks together into larger ideas. Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above. C major pentatonic uses the same notes as a minor pentatonic its relative minor pentatonic. A minor pentatonic is somewhat similar, starting on c, it would be c, eflat, f, g, bflat. Heres a chops building, warm up type, major pentatonic scale exercise through all 12 keys that ive found to be quite useful. If you want to play pentatonic scales on tenor sax, to get from concert key piano, guitar, etc to bb the key that tenor and soprano sax are in you need to go up a whole step.
All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. In this book was a chart depicting the 5 pentatonic scale modes started from each of the 12 notes of. Riffs, on the other hand, are usually licks or phrases that are repeated as part of a tune or improvised backings. Download pentatonic patterns sample better sax book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. Some of these patterns are inspired by jazz giants like bill evans. Welcome to lesson 3 of the pentatonic scale, pentatonic blues licks.
The easy way to learn the pentatonic scales is with the 5 box pattern method. Jazz is an ever evolving language, the established patterns and licks are borrowed, adapted and mutated into new ones. Minor pentatonic scale patterns the 5 positions as we learned in the minor pentatonic scale lesson, this scale has just 5 tones 1 root, b3 minor 3rd, 4 perfect 4th, 5 perfect 5th and b7 minor 7th. These notes create a pentatonic 5note scale that is easy to see, and can be accompanied effectively by just one or two chords. Section three is identical to section two, except for the fact that a different pentatonic scale 305 is pluggedin in order to demonstrate the. The pentatonic scale chose 5 from these notes and created another scale, this is why it is called penta. Introduction practice riff 1 riff 2 riff 3 what have we achieved so far. The a minor pentatonic comes from the natural minor scale.
We are now going to start progressing further by giving. How to learn the pentatonic scales with 5 box patterns. As you will learn, these patterns can be transferred to all keys. In this lesson you will be learning some ways to use the pentatonic scale in a solo. Pentatonic scales for sax pdf pentatonic scales for sax pdf pentatonic scales for sax pdf download. This is a very useful series of exercises for building your chops and acclimating your ear to different.
Some people seem to be able to memorize the bluesjazz patterns by flatting this and sharping that, etc. Pentatonic scales defined as any scale containing 5 notes are evident, even prominent, in many styles of music from all over the world. Listen to how blues and jazz artists use pentatonic patterns. Intervallic patterns in a pentatonic scale scales have a set intervallic pattern or in most cases steps, which begin on the scales root. Pentatonic scales for jazz improvisation the ramon ricker. This means that it uses the same note as the major pentatonic scale, but the tonic note for the scale is different. The major pentatonic scale has an intervallic pattern of a m2, m2, m3, m2. The minor pentatonic scale is a mode of the major pentatonic scale. The first improvisation session covered the e minor pentatonic scale in the open position and gave you an idea of what you can achieve as you learn the magic of improvisation. These may repeat exactly over and over if they fit any chord. The minor pentatonic scale of a key can be found and played in the same pattern 3 frets below the. Click the link below to download the pentatonic patterns for. Pentatonic patterns for improvisation sample course guide book the pentatonic foundation course also comes with a pdf guide book. Heres the link to get the downloads mentioned in the video.
Blues pentatonic scale exercises ive recently found the book the blues scales essential tools for jazz improvisation by dan greenblatt, and it is a great resource for pentatonicblues. The beauty of the guitar is the the shapes are exactly the same in all 12 keys. Its its relative minor, so we can find this by starting on the 6th of the major scale degree or the last note of the major pentatonic scale. Licks are short musical phrases used in jazz, blues and rock improvising. Each of the five chapters focuses on 1 of the 5 patterns of the caged system. That makes them useful for stretching outrather than for digging into the minor sound. Pentatonic scale patterns 5 pentatonic scale positions. The natural minor is the aeolian mode of the relative major scale. A set of pentatonic scale exercises to supercharge your. Heres a quick rundown on the pentatonic boxes, and how they relate to the caged system. So if the 1st note was g, the scale would be built on that note and it would become g minor pentatonic. All anyone needs to do is follow your instructions. Free pentatonic scale patterns downloads for saxophone easy pentatonic lick for saxophone the concept i focus on the most here at is how to use the pentatonic.
For example, the ionian major scale has a stepwise pattern of wwhwwwh w means whole step and h means half step. The 5 box method cuts the scale up into 5 distinct patterns that you learn individually. Cyclic patterns in john coltranes melodic vocabulary as. A pentatonic scale has five notes in the key of c, c, d, e, g, a.
This article was written by guest contributor, bobby stern, a long time professional saxophonist, jazz player, educator, bari woodwinds endorser and author of the melodic minor handbook. As with all scales, you need to do more than just run the pentatonic scale up and down. The pentatonic scale is one of the first things we learn on the guitar, and it makes a lot of sense to use this when working on how to play an. We will begin by improvising melodies using only the black notes of the piano. Jason davis music lesson overview a standard lesson will last 30 minutes and will consist of 4 basic areas. Starting the c major pentatonic scale on the 6th note of the scale produces the a minor pentatonic scale. The pentatonic scale is probably as old as music itself.
Pentatonic exercises for improvisation all instruments youtube. The digital instant download features new, challenging, spacious patterns, written to free you from the closed regular hackneyed pentatonic exercises usually on offer. How to practice pentatonic patterns for improvisation. It has the root, minor third, fourth, fifth, and lowered 7th relative to a major scale. This guide has all the information from the course and serves as an excellent reference if you would like to print it out or view on a tablet or computer screen. Alaska and there are no saxophone instructors up here. Then apply the 5 patterns to all the other keys listed above. On piano, sax, etc, each key has a different shape and fingering. How many jazz improvisers construct a completely original solo.
They are improv, technique, ear training and history. Read online pentatonic patterns sample better sax book pdf free download link book now. Improv improvisation is the art of composing music on the spot. Blues pentatonic scale exercises sax on the web forum. Pentatonic scale has notes that when played generate a pleasant melody, even if it is just the. Saxophone pentatonic scales major and minor saxstation. Bair, jeff, cyclic patterns in john coltranes melodic vocabulary as influenced by nicolas slonimskys thesaurus of scales and melodic patterns. So you take the notes from the major scale and play the root, 2nd, third, fifth, sixth. How to practice pentatonic patterns for improvisation better sax. Before we start working with the exercises in template b, lets first look at template a.
For this chapter we will be considering minor pentatonic only. The most important of these are both major and minor pentatonic. The full version of the pentatonic patterns for improvisation ebook includes an in depth explanation of the music theory you need to construct major and minor pentatonic scales in all 12 keys. Pentatonic patterns for improvisation is only available as pdf and mp3 downloads. Pentatonic scales for guitar a pentatonic scale has just 5 notes. Some players have a memorised collection or repertoire of favourite licks that they will throw into a solo every now and then. Mix pentatonic exercises for improvisation all instruments youtube. This site is like a library, you could find million book here by.
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