So the parallel minor of the C-major pentatonic scale is the A-minor pentatonic scale. Just like we explained in the blog linked above, every major scale has a parallel minor scale that uses the same notes. If you were to write it out numerically, it would read: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8. So, the C-major pentatonic scale is C, D, E, G, A, C, where the last C is the first note of the following octave. The major pentatonic scale then, is a major scale with the fourth and seventh notes left out. Looking back at the pentatonic scales, they’re made up of five notes, and the five-note major pentatonic scale could be seen as a derivative of the seven-note major scale. The blues scales are very closely related to the pentatonic scales – in fact, they’re derived directly from them. In this blog, we covered the finer points of both the major and minor pentatonic scales. Even if you wouldn’t call yourself a blues musician, this magic scale is something that every musician should know, since it not only helps build the fundamentals of blues, but pretty much everything that followed it – including pop, rock, and everything in between. This blog covers the widely used blues scale.
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