Pentatonic Pairs

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Lesson 1, Page 1

F Major Scale

Concert Instruments

Willie Thomas

1. Letters of the Alphabet, Arabic numbers and Roman numerals are used to name notes

1
4
&b 4

IV

III

II

7
VII

VI

8
I

2. Chords may be formed on any note of a scale by playing every other note at the same time

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G
7
5
3
1

7
5
3
1

3. The C Dominant Seventh scale is renumbered

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b7

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Pentatonic Pairs in the Dominant Scale

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Concert Instruments
C Dominant 7th Penatonic Scale

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Pentatonic Pairs in the C Dominant 7th Scale

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b7

Pentatonic Pairs In Dominant 7th, Around The Circle of Fourths

C7

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F7

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Continued...

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Major Pentatonic Pairs with 3rds

Willie Thomas

F Blues I7, IV7, V7 With Pentatonic Scales

G

F7 - I7

2
C

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B b7 - IV7 &
4

C7 - V7 &

3
D

- There are 3 Major pentatonic scales in every Major Scale

- Notice how the 1, 2, and 3 of Each Pentatonic Scale forms a complete Major Scale.

Adding the Flat 5 to the Blues Pentatonic Scale

F

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b3

b
4

Cb

b
b5

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5

b
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b

b7

b3

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Cb

b5 etc.

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Unit 1, Lesson 1 - Blues Example

With Major 3rd and Flat 5th
C Instruments

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Aebersold Volume 84 Track 13

Lesson 1, Page 5

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Unit 1, Lesson 1 - Blues Example

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n - b > n b b .

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Unit 1, Lesson 1 - Blues Example

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Unit 1, Lesson 1 - #2
Willie Thomas

My Baby-Mama Blues

Concert Instruments

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k
k
3

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3

Lesson 1 - Track 4 or 5

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Aebersold Volume 21 CD#2 Track 14, F Blues

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Unit 1 Lesson 1 Rhythm Drills

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Lesson 1 - Track 4 or 5

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