Minor Pentatonic Improvisation

Learn how to improvise with the Minor Pentatonic!

This improvisation use the A minor pentatonic scale.

There are no chords to support this scale, notice how the phrasing target the strong notes.

Make sure you can see what shapes are being played throughout and remember:

1. All minor pentatonic scale shapes can be traced back to the minor shaped chord.
2. You have to learn all shapes of the minor pentatonic scale in order to freely improvise with it.
3. Use Chordacus to visually see how the shapes move around in relation to each other.

Guru Improvisations

Throughout the S-E P R, the scales are demonstrated using video exercises and Chordacus images.

Your aim should be to learn these scales so you can improvise and write music with them.

In order to do this well it is important that you can hear and see the difference between these different scales.

To see if you can, compare the different Improvisations to each other (Major Pentatonic, Conspirian and Blues), calling out what shape is being used as you watch the video.

Also try the S-E Blues Jam Tracks to give these scales a go yourself.

All you need to succeed is time to practice.