Jackson Miles Music
LESSON 2:  MINOR PENTATONIC

HERE'S YOUR SECOND LESSON. THE MINOR PENTATONIC. I WILL BE USING "A" AS THE EXAMPLE
TONIC FOR THIS LESSON. LIKE THE MAJOR PENTATONIC, THE MINOR ONE HAS 5 NOTES. ONE OF
THE IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MAJOR AND MINOR IS THAT THE MINOR PENTATONIC
HAS A FLATTED 3RD. PLAY ALL POSITIONS SLOWLY AND MEMORIZE THE PATTERN. YOU WILL BE
USING THESE PATTERNS ALOT DURING YOUR SOLOS.

A MINOR PENTATONIC - ROOT POSITION - STARTS ON THE 1ST DEGREE OF A MINOR WHICH IS "A"
START THIS PATTERN WITH YOUR INDEX FINGER (1ST FINGER).

------------------------------------5--8--8--5----------------------------------
-----------------------------5--8----------------8--5---------------------------
-----------------------5--7------------------------------7--5---------------------
-----------------5--7------------------------------------------7--5---------------
----------5--7------------------------------------------------------7--5--------
---5--8--------------------------------------------------------------------8--5-


ROOT POSITION PATTERN.

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1ST POSITION - STARTS ON G WHICH IS A FLAT 7TH OF THE A MINOR.

------------------------------------3--5--5--3----------------------------------
-----------------------------3--5----------------5--3---------------------------
-----------------------2--5-----------------------------5--2---------------------
-----------------2--5------------------------------------------5--2---------------
----------3--5------------------------------------------------------5--3--------
---3--5--------------------------------------------------------------------5--2-



1ST POSITION PATTERN

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2ND POSITION - STARTS ON C OF THE A MINOR PENTATONIC WHICH IS THE FLATTED 3RD. NOTICE
THAT THIS PATTERN IS THE SAME AS THE ROOT POSITION MAJOR PENTATONIC. INTERESTINGLY,
THIS IS THE RELATIVE MAJOR.

------------------------------------8--10--10--8----------------------------------
-----------------------------8--10----------------10--8---------------------------
-----------------------7--9-----------------------------9--7---------------------
-----------------7--10-----------------------------------------9--7---------------
----------7--10------------------------------------------------------10--7--------
---8--10--------------------------------------------------------------------10--8-


2ND POSITION PATTERN - RELATIVE MAJOR

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**THIS LESSON IS NOT COMPLETE. SORRY, I WILL FINISH IT SOON!