PENTATONIC SCALES
A Minor
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_______8______5_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________7________5_______________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________________8_____5____
A Major
_____5_______2__________________________________________________________________________
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_____________________________4______2____________________________________________________
__________________________________________4______2________________________________________
______________________________________________________4______2___________________________
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This is a moveable pattern. Notice that this scale starts and stops on the root note. This is why you need to know the names of
the notes up and down the E strings.
Good Luck!