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Playing The Pentatonic Scale On Bass Guitar


  The first thing you must know is that playing the pentatonic scale on your bass is the same as playing the major/minor scale with the removal of some keys(notes). It can be played on any key simply get your root note.

 A major pentatonic scale comes from a major scale by removing the 4th and 7th notes. So a major pentatonic scale on bass is constructed with the structure: 1 2 3 5 6 of the major scale. Ex  
MAJOR SCALE
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
PENTATONIC SCALE
C
D
E

G
A


1
2
3

5
6


For C major pentatonic scale we play: C D E G A and back to C.

  Minor pentatonic scales can just be thought of as a minor scale, minus the 2 and b6 note. Therefore when constructing a minor pentatonic scale from it's original scale we can use the formula: 1 b3 4 5 b7. Ex

MAJOR SCALE
C
D
Eb
F
G
Ab
Bb
PENTATONIC SCALE
C

E
F
G
A
Bb

1

b3
4
5

B7

For C minor :C Eb F G Bb C.

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