A Pentatonic minor Scale Pattern 1 (A C D E G)

A  C  D  E  G  A  C  D  E  G  A  C
1  4  1  3  1  3  1  3  1  4  1  4
-------------------------------5--8---------------
-------------------------5--8---------------------
-------------------5--7---------------------------
-------------5--7---------------------------------
-------5--7---------------------------------------
-5--8---------------------------------------------              TOMMOROW I,LL GIVE YOU PATTERN 2

(also starts at 17th fret)

Or perhaps more appropriately; A minor pentatonic or it's relative major, C major pentatonic.
Could also be;

e----------------------------------------5--8---
B----------------------------------5--8----
G------------------------5--7--8
D------------------5--7--
A---------5--6--7------
E---5--8------------

A minor Blues scale or relative C major Blues scale

i think for it to be a major blues scale, you would take off the very last note on the high E string....

A Pentatonic minor Scale Pattern 2 (C D E G A)

C  D   E  G   A  C   D  E  G  A   C  D
2  4   1  4   1  4   1  3  2  4   2  4
-----------------------------------8--10----------
----------------------------8--10-----------------
----------------------7--9------------------------
---------------7--10------------------------------
--------7--10-------------------------------------
-8--10--------------------------------------------                TOMMOROW I,LL GIVE YOU PATTERN 3
(also starts at 20th fret)

A Pentatonic minor Scale Pattern 3 (D E G A C)

D   E   G   A   C   D   E  G   A   C   D   E
1   3   1   3   1   3   1  4   1   4   1   3
----------------------------------------10--12----
--------------------------------10--13------------
-------------------------9--12--------------------
-----------------10--12---------------------------
---------10--12-----------------------------------
-10--12-------------------------------------------                  TOMMOROW I,LL GIVE YOU PATTERN 4

Good work bull_dog!!

A Pentatonic minor Scale Pattern 4 (E G A C D)

E   G   A   C   D   E   G   A   C   D   E   G
1   4   1   4   1   3   1   3   2   4   1   4
-----------------------------------------12--15---
---------------------------------13--15-----------
-------------------------12--14-------------------
-----------------12--14---------------------------
---------12--15-----------------------------------
-12--15-------------------------------------------            TOMMOROW I,LL GIVE YOU PATTERN 5


                                                                                   thanks bo i have fixed that

I'm here to tell ya bull_dog, that wants to learn guitar thingy below your name needs a definite upgrade.

A Pentatonic minor Scale Pattern 5 (G A C D E)

G   A   C   D   E   G   A   C   D   E   G   A
2   4   1   4   1   4   1   4   2   4   2   4
-----------------------------------------15--17---
---------------------------------15--17-----------
-------------------------14--17-------------------
-----------------14--17---------------------------
---------15--17-----------------------------------
-15--17-------------------------------------------            WELL THERE YOU HAVE IT IN THE (A) PENTATONIC
(also starts at 3rd fret)                                            MINOR SCALE, THESE ARE ALL MOVABLE SCALES
                                                                             TO SOLO WITH.WITH THESE SCALES ALL YOU DO IS
                                                                             MOVE THEM TO THE KEY YOUR IN AND PLAY THESE
                                                                             PATTERNS,IT WOULD BE GREAT IF ANY ONE
                                                                                         COULD EXPLAIN THIS A LITTLE BETTER

                                                                                        MY NEXT LESSON IS IN MODES IN THE
                                                                                        KEY OF G MAJOR,,,,,,
                                                                                        WELL I HOPE THIS LESSON HAS HELPED ,,

Thanks for mapping out the pent scales bull_dog, I especially noticed and liked that you show which fingers to use for each note plus that you named each note in the scale. Not a typical way the scales are shown, so hey, yer way ahead of the learning curve and yes...they helped me a lot !

Cheers,

GuitarZen

Excellent work bull_dog!!! If you don't mind I'd like to add to your post. bull_dog has provided all the boxed fingering positions for the A minor pentatonic scale. I'd like to add the boxed fingerings for the A major pentatonic scale:

    P   I   R    I    R    I    R   I    P   I    P
----------------------------------------2---5---
--------------------------------2---5---
------------------------2---4-----------
---------------2---4-------------------
------2---4--------------------------
---5----------------------------------


Okay there's your 1st position

A major pentatonic scale 2nd position in ascending order:

     M    P    I    P    I    P    I    R    M   P    M    P
-------------------------------------------------5---7
----------------------------------------5---7-----
-------------------------------4---6--------------
----------------------4---7----------------------
-------------4---7--------------------------------
----5---7----------------------------------------


A major pentatonic scale 3rd position:


   M   P   M    P    M    P    I    R    I     P     M   P
-------------------------------------------------7---9--------------
---------------------------------------7---10-----------------------
------------------------------6---9---------------------------------
---------------------7---9--------------------------------------------
------------7---9------------------------------------------------------
---7---9---------------------------------------------------------------

bobo808 wrote:

Excellent work bull_dog!!! If you don't mind I'd like to add to your post. bull_dog has provided all the boxed fingering positions for the A minor pentatonic scale. I'd like to add the boxed fingerings for the A major pentatonic scale:

    P   I   R    I    R    I    R   I    P   I    P
----------------------------------------2---5---
--------------------------------2---5---
------------------------2---4-----------
---------------2---4-------------------
------2---4--------------------------
---5----------------------------------


Okay there's your 1st position

that would be great  thanks ?

Before I add the rest of the positions for A major pentatonic, I have a question.    Is anyone following this post starting to see some kind of pattern developing here?

i don,t know, you know somthing i don,t,, talk atcha later ,,enjoy

bobo808 wrote:

Before I add the rest of the positions for A major pentatonic, I have a question.    Is anyone following this post starting to see some kind of pattern developing here?

Well, it looks to me as if the fingerings are identical for both the pent major and pent minor scales except pent minor is 3 frets higher than major.


A major pentatonic scale at 4th position:

-----------------------------------------------------9---12
------------------------------------------10---12---
--------------------------------9---11-------------
----------------------9---11----------------------
------------9---12------------------------------
--9---12-----------------------------------------