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I’m confused about what Brian is calling a 6 note major pentatonic pattern in the key of A as shown in his lesson on mixing the major and minor pentatonic scales. As shown in the video, a D natural note (1st string/10th fret) is included as a member of the A major pentatonic scale “basic box”. Hmmmmm.
Hopefully I am not mistaken that the notes of the A major pentatonic scale are A – B – C# – E – F#. Of course, the bends Brian adds to the “basic box” include the C# so things fit – sort of. My confusion centers on the inclusion of the D natural in the “basic A major pentatonic scale pattern in the 4th position” as presented in the lesson.
Adding to my confusion is the fact that in another video Brian demonstrates how to obtain the A major pentatonic relative to the first position A minor pentatonic. That version of the scale includes the C# but not the D natural if I’m not mistaken.
In effect, the 6 note major pentatonic pattern is confusing since it adds the 3-4 half step interval making it a hybrid major/major pentatonic scale. When including the bend notes we are only missing the 7 note (G# in this case) from the major scale. But suggesting the 4 (D natural) as being part of the basic major pentatonic scale has my tired old brain running the treadmill.
Brian, is what you are presenting here the rough major equivalent of the minor pentatonic [em]blues[/em] scale? Semantics aside, it sounds great!
Les
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