1/12/2024 0 Comments Caged pentatonic shapesTake the C major scale, for instance (C, D, E, F, G, A, B). They all line up and correspond to the triad harmony of the first six steps of the major scale. The basic principle of this lesson is that three minor pentatonic scales and three major pentatonic scales reside within every major scale and each of its modes. Go to the Lessons page.(Image credit: Future) Diatonic Substitution Theory If you only learn to play leads with pentatonics then you will NEVER be a nuanced and advanced lead rock player, not a good heavy metal player and NEVER a jazz player. Major Key: pentatonic major or pentatonic minor scale.Minor pentatonic scale (example: use A Minor Pentatonic over an A7 chord).Major pentatonic scale (example: use C Major Pentatonic over a C7 chord).Minor pentatonic scale (example: use A Minor Pentatonic of an A Minor Chord).Minor pentatonic scale for a “bluesy” sound (example: use C Minor Pentatonic of a C Major Chord).Major pentatonic scale (example: use C Major Pentatonic over a C Major Chord).Guitar World summarizes the uses of pentatonics this way: Now there is a OCEAN of online, magazine, and video lessons about how to comp with Pentatonic Scales. The minor pentatonic scale of a key can be found and played in the same pattern 3 frets below the major scale. The cheap and “dirty” way which ignores thinking about theory but good in a noisy bar is this: If I play that third fret pattern over an E major chord progression, I get bluesy (that is playing an Em pentatonic over an E major scale – legal for blue progressions only) However if I play that pentatonic scale over an Em chord progression, then things get interesting. So if I play an Em Pentatonic I am playing Gmaj pentatonic. To make it easy, I just count on my fingers.įinger one is the key of the major pentatonic (say G) and the 3rd finger is Em. So basically, as with major scales, the minor pentatonic scale is the relative 6th minor of the Major pentatonic scale. ![]() ![]() However, it starts on the tonic (1st note) of the scale of G. However the Major G pentatonic scale pattern is the exact same pattern in the same fret position. If you look at the E minor pentatonic above, the pattern starts on the 3rd of the major scale of E. Well it all depends on where you start the pattern. The pentatonic diagonal scale is this one. You might be wondering the difference between the the major and minor pentatonic scales. Minor and Major Pentatonic scale differences In fact, look how the major pentatonic pattern that starts on the E string above left is basically the exact same pattern if you started on the A string in the minor box above (on the right). Then you can go and put them together (and soon find out they are the same scale with different starting points – see below). There are the two basic octave patterns to learn: Once you learn the sound of the pentanonic scales, you really need to learn the diagonal scale system by learning how the root notes create repeating patterns up the neck every two strings (note the 1 fret upward shift on the B string). Here are the pentatonic CAGED positions you SHOULD learn and practice.įretboard Theory 1 by Desi Serna is a great resource devoted entirely to learning the pentatonic system with CAGED.Īnother way to play Pentatonic Scales – ROOT DIAGONALS I do present the major modes with CAGED in another section of this site. Often though, that comes from muscle memory after having learned and practiced the three note per string. Of course, I DO put in passing and blues notes which belong to the major and minor scales into CAGED. Or I do the two string octave system for quick riffs. For major and minor modes I use the 3 note per string system and it’s diagonal variants. Yes, my brain cannot improvise and remember the major scale and all of its modes (not to mention minor modes) with the CAGED system. HOWEVER, I ONLY use the CAGED system it when playing pentatonic scales! The A shape is bounded by a C chord and an A chord Further, to make the scale pattern boxes, the C shape is bounded by a D chord in that key and the C chord. ![]() If you look closely at the patterns below you will see the chords C, A, G, E, D. [to this day, though, I actually think of CAGED as either AGED-C stating with the A shape with root on 5th string or ED-CAG starting with the E shape – root on 6th string – I’m a folk rock guitarist, I usually go hunting for the E 6th or the A 5th positions first and the D 4th position third DC-AGE ) Each pattern covers a chord in the notes on the fret row below and above. ![]() I would say the BEST! ( others would not and for some good reasons). The CAGED system is a great system for mapping chord patterns to pentatonic scales. Maybe I was a dumb kid (and so were my friends) but NOBODY bothered to tell us this: Well, sure, I wish I knew or was taught it 40 years ago when I started playing! There is a lot of discussion about the glory of the CAGED system.
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