Session 3 : Blues Building Blocks
1st Form 2nd Form 3rd Form 4th Form (^) 5th Form
4th Form 3rd Form 2nd Form 1st Form 5th Form
Major & Minor Roots
There is a special relationship between the 1st
and 6th steps of the major scale that is called
“relative”. The 1st step of the major scale is
called the “relative major”. The 6th step of the
major scale is called the “relative minor”.
Here is another way to illustrate it. The major
and minor roots are all part of the same
collection of notes. The relative major and
minor scales share the same key signature.
Here are the major and minor roots on the 1st pentatonic form as played on
guitar. The open circle shows the minor root and the diamond shows the major
root.
The Five Pentatonic Scale Forms on Guitar
Since there are five notes in a pentatonic scale, there are five different forms that
we can use to play the scale if we start on each different note. These are the five
forms of a C major pentatonic scale or an A minor pentatonic scale.
= Major Root = Minor Root
On guitar, these five forms connect together like overlapping puzzle pieces as shown in the lower example.
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