The pentatonic scale, major and minor free piano lessons. Dec 28, 2017 the a minor pentatonic scale, the notes g b7 and d 4th11 will always have the intervals of a wholestep and a minor 3rd after them. Scott henderson shares secrets of the pentatonic scale. Heres a quick rundown on the pentatonic boxes, and how they relate to the caged system. Heres the opportunity to easily get an inside look at scott henderson s playing with this 20 licks package. Scott henderson is one of the most influential fusion guitarists of the last quarter. In other words, we will begin our journey by practicing the syllables. May, 2011 great to find stuff like this online, in a few minutes, scott henderson explains how to use the old pentatonic shape and create new sounds. These cats are skillfully able to control varying levels of playing melodically and dissonance in a way that is musical. This is an em shape if you follow the rules of the guitar conspiracy and chordacus. Starting from pentatonic pairs willie santa adds notes to build the bebop vocabulary.
Advanced electric guitar scott henderson page 1 of 44. Learn how to solo over major, pentatonic, melodic minor, diminished, and wholetone scales, along with modern uses for arpeggios and triads all in the context of melodic and rhythmic phrasing. Dec, 20 a lot of guitar players use only one pentatonic position shape. Starting with the basics, this course will guide you through the various functional aspects of harmony and theory. Pentatonic scalesblues scales as formulas complete watch again back to courses. The big difference between the pentatonic and the major and minor scale is that the pentatonic contains no semitones. He is still very active having released his latest solo album vibe station back in 2015, he is working on new material in between touring and teaching at the musicians institute in hollywood. Download theory supplements, midi files, chord changes and full notefornote transcriptions of every lesson. Youll learn how to solo over major, pentatonic, melodic minor, diminished, and wholetone scales, along with modern uses for arpeggios and triads all in the context of melodic and rhythmic phrasing. After several videos i think that pentatonic pairs is an approach to bebop phrasing.
He digs deep into applications of scales over different types of chords. If you think pentatonics are just for bluesrock riffs, think again. Michael gundlach finger exercises for all poprock pianists and keyboarders speedy fingers. It also nails the hardtoteach subject of improvisational phrasing. Learn how to solo over major, pentatonic, melodic minor, diminished, and wholetone scales, along with modern uses for arpeggios and triads all in.
See the diagram below gac and deg also pay attention to the interval of a 5th or 4th, however, you want to see it the notes g and d have. However, you can use the notes of the scale to get a more modern sound reminiscent of scott henderson, frank gambale, or wayne krantz, while keeping a bluesy sensibility. The pentatonic scale creates a sound thats typically associated with blues and rock harmonies. Scott henderson studied arranging and composition at florida atlantic university and later studied at the guitar institute of technology g. Lets have a look at c major pentatonic the minor one will come later. These scales are simultaneously the most used and sometimes most purposely avoided of all scales on the guitar. Scott henderson outside the blues masterclass 1 youtube. Cs relative minor pentatonic scale, a minor pentatonic, begins on the 6 th scale degree of the major pentatonic scale shown above. Then, well see how we can use both minor and major pentatonic scales over a simple chord sequence. What can you say about scott henderson and the blues take stevie ray vaughan and mix it together with coltrane. A lot of guitar players use only one pentatonic position shape. Click here to download a printable pdf of this lessons notation.
This really is just the tip of the iceberg of melodic minor modes so go out and listen to as much scott henderson and wayne krantz as possible then transcribe transcribe transcribe. The great thing about the pentatonic scale is that every string has two notes. As scott explains, you can play it at fret 7 over a bm7 groove, but you can also play from fret 9 and fret 2. Scott henderson fusion guitar lesson 1 my music masterclass.
An introduction to the king of all scale shapes minor. Scott has an pragmatic and utilitarian approach to guitar which is a welcome alternative to often boring, mind numbing and often confusing theory driven initiative of drilling of scales, chords and modes out of context. Language sitemap guitars scales major pentatonic pattern 15 fingerings major pentatonic scale pattern 15 fingerings in a major root. Pentatonic scale has notes that when played generate a pleasant melody, even if it is just the. Maybe i was a dumb kid and so were my friends but nobody bothered to tell us this. For the minor pentatonic scale the notes in the scale are the root, minor 3rd, 4th, 5th, and flat 7th. Includes the videos jazz fusion improvisation and melodic phrasing. Major pentatonic scale pattern 15 for guitars fingerings. Apr 12, 2014 the pentatonic scale creates a sound thats typically associated with blues and rock harmonies. In this part of the video, scott talks about the three components to phrasing being rhythm, shape and note choices.
Jazzrock great scott henderson reveals his unique approach to improvising. Lets look at a minor pentatonic trick that you can use, just remember, it is a trick. The most important of these are both major and minor pentatonic. To summarize, here he uses the minor pentatonic shape starting from the root, 2nd and 5th of the key of the moment. Thats great if you start out with soloing, in fact its better to stay with that for a while to explore all the possibilities and to really be able to improvise with that one shape. The minor pentatonic scale misses out the 2nd and the 6th and sounds much more bluesy or jazzy. Scott henderson blues licks and phrasing guitar lesson guitarbreakdown blues solo duration. Learn how to solo over major, pentatonic melodic minor, diminished, and wholetone scales, along with modern uses for arpeggios and triads all in the context of melodic and rhythmic phrasing. The first position e shape its because its the most comfortable shape to play in. A major pentatonic guitar scales chart scott van zen. Download alfred music scott henderson jazz rock mastery.
Scott hendersons view on phrasing and melodic soloing over chords. The notes for c major pentatonic are c d e g a, while a minor pentatonic is a c d e g. Scott s bass lessons is the leading online bass community, with a wealth of free online lessons for new and experienced bass players alike. Im sure if you are checking out this lesson it means you are familiar with scott henderson. Description download scott henderson the pentatonic scale in jazz fusion comments. Allan holdsworth was born in yorkshire, guitarist scott henderson demonstrates a shape shifting trick for improvising with the modes of the major pentatonic scale. So we will use various scales and modes like the pentatonic blues scales, dorian, melodic minor, lydian dominant, altered, diminished and more.
This sound is particularly useful in situations where you would typically play. Pentatonic scale shape exercises around the fretboard. Various positions of the major pentatonic scale pattern 15 for guitars with fingerings on the guitar neck. If youre looking to break free of pentatonic cliches and add some harmonic excitement to your blues playing, this guitar lesson series is for you. Thats great if you start out with soloing, in fact its better to stay with that for a while to explore all the possibilities. 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. Think larry carlton, robben ford, scott henderson his blues stu. Henderson truly is a progressive blues player who takes the style to new places. Jazz, blues, fusion guitar video lesson by stephane lucarelli. Melodic phrasing comes with a pdf booklet that can be accessed by opening the folder for the dvd and looking for a folder inside called dvdrom materials. My solo opens with a c minor pentatonic phrase which is then mirrored. You can get more diagrams in the tuning of your choice by using my interactive web app here.
A major pentatonic guitar scales chart scott van zen guitar. Those who avoid pentatonic scales because they believe they are overused or too simple. The root notes a in these examples are circled so that you can learn their locations. Join pianogroove pro to access all downloads and learning resources. For this chapter we will be considering minor pentatonic only. The minor pentatonic scale by paul tauterouff the minor pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly scales used in rock, blues, country and jazz music. The minor pentatonic scale uses the 1a, 3c, 4d, 5e, 7g notes of the scale. A minor pentatonic contains scale degrees 1, b3, 4, 5, and b7. E major pentatonic scale lesson matched with caged chord positions everywhere on the guitar. Scotts bass lessons is the leading online bass community, with a wealth of free online lessons for new and experienced bass players. There is a lot of discussion about the glory of the caged system. As you will learn, these patterns can be transferred to all keys.
This is an em shape if you follow the rules of the guitar conspiracy and chordacus as scott explains, you can play it at fret 7 over a bm7 groove, but you can also play from fret 9 and fret 2. The only difference is that the tonic first note of the scale of the minor pentatonic is 3 semitones half steps below the tonic of the major pentatonic. Pentatonic licks that scott has a way of making sound cooler then most pentatonic licks by his way of phrasing and his use of the whammy bar. Scott henderson discussion view topic pentatonic pairs.
Sep 11, 2014 the pentatonic scale is a five note scale. A pentatonic pair is a group of two notes a tone apart. Two notes per string the pentatonic is an ideal scale for the beginner and experienced pro alike because it only has two notes per string. If playing in c major use a minor pentatonic also know as c major pentatonic. Pdf scott henderson the pentatonic scale in jazz fusion. Those who use pentatonic scales because they are easy to get into and. Report scott henderson the pentatonic scale in jazz fusion please fill this form, we will try to respond as soon as possible.
Jazzrock giant scott henderson reveals his unique approach to improvising on the guitar. Rhythmical interplay is everything in hit writing, part writing, and improvisation. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. Major, minor, pentatonic, and blues its important to memorize at least one simple major scale shape on the guitar to be able to improvise. Immediate download and email link of professional pdf file for the neverlost system. The minor pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly scales used in rock, blues, country and jazz music. Vocabulary like this is really all down to players like stevie ray and albert king, and while this is an essential part of hendersons playing. Em7b5 em7b5 cm7 cm 1 1 e7b9 dm7 dm7 dm7 dm9 dm7 db7 bm7 db7 bbmaj7 1 dm7 35. Pentatonic mojo and beyond know your scaleintervals. It is just five notes but that is still enough to have a lot of fun. The pentatonic scale chose 5 from these notes and created another scale, this is why it is called penta. Well, sure, i wish i knew or was taught it 40 years ago when i started playing.
One of my favorite harmonic devices involves playing a minor pentatonic scale a halfstep lower than the root of a major 7 chord to outline the chords extensions. The pentatonic scale, a 5note scale, is the basis for countless folk songs around the world. Scott henderson diminished arpeggios on pentatonic youtube. All of the below applies to the majorminor scale, but can easily be applied to the pentatonic and blues without issues. Scott henderson equinox jazz guitar solo part 1 guitar. 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. Its the way that these intervals and notes lay out in this shape that makes this so useful to guitarists. Great to find stuff like this online, in a few minutes, scott henderson explains how to use the old pentatonic shape and create new sounds.
If you are playing in a minor key, use that minor pentatonic. Pentatonic scales trumpet pdf the following article is an excerpt from my book, recycling in jazz improvisation which can be downloaded as a pdf in my books section of. Well be hearing from him a lot throughout this course. We will learn and breakdown the licks to analyse scott s unique phrasing. Mi spring 07 o ab gb passing tones, to g o downup pentatonic.
Guitar lesson pentatonic scale shapes, history and use. If you are playing in a major key, then use the relative minor pentatonic scale. I couldnt agree more with scott about putting the rhythm first. Scott henderson has had great success as a solo artist and with his band tribal tech which he started with virtuoso bass player gary willis in 1984. Scott henderson shares secrets of the pentatonic scale youtube. Scott henderson jazz theory summary free download as word doc.
Jazz theory summary c maj 7 1 c, f, g major triads 1,4,5 2 a min pentatonicup a 6th. In all of my years of teaching guitar lessons, ive found there are typically 2 kinds of guitarists. Scott henderson, and the late allan holdsworth have mastered this technique. Pentatonic mojo and beyond know your scaleintervalsnotes. But if you are not familiar with this guitar god just do a youtube search.
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