Major Pentatonic Scale Patterns
5 pattern 2 notes per string
Key of G
Patt 1 1 Patt 4
1 8
2
2 9
3 3 10
4 11
4
5 12
6 5 13
7 14
6
Patt 2 Patt 5
7
3 10
4 8 11
5 12
9
6 13
7
10
14
8 15
11
9 16
12
Patt 3
13
6
7 14
8
9
15
10
16
11
12 17
18
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Major Pentatonic Scale Patterns
5 pattern 2 notes per string
Key of G - Intervals
6 2 5 R 3 6
Patt 1 1 Patt 4
1 8
2 3 6 2
2 3 6 2 9 3 6
3 R 5 R 3 R 5 R 10 5 R 2 5
4 3 11
2 5 R 6 2
4 3 2 6
5 12 6 5 R 3
6 5 2 5 R 6 2 13
7 14
6
Patt 2 7 3 6 2 5 3 Patt 6
3 10
4 3
8 R 11
2 5 R 6 2
5
9 3 6 12 6 2 5 R 3 6
6 13
10 5
7 3 6 2 5 3 R 2 5 14 3 6 2
8 R 11 15 R 5 R
9 16
12 6 2 5 R 3 6
Patt 3
13
6
7 3 6 2 5 3 14 3 6 2
8 R
15 R 5 R
9 3 6
10 5 R 2 5 16 3
11
12
17 2 5 R 6 2
18
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Major Pentatonic Scale Patterns
5 pattern 2 notes per string
Key of G - Fingerings
Patt 1 - Option 1 Patt 1 - Option 2 - Asc. Patt 1 - Option 2 - Desc.
1 1 1
2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1
3 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 1
4 3 4 3 4 2
5 4 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 3 3
6 6 6
7 7 7
Patt 2 - Ascending Patt 2 - Descending
3 3
4 1 4 1
5 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1
6 6
7 3 3 3 4 3 7 3 3 3 3 3
8 4 8 4
9 9
Patt 3 - Option 1 Patt 3 - Option 2 - Asc. Patt 3 - Option 2 - Desc.
6 6 6
7 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 1 1
8 2 8 1 8 1
9 3 3 9 3 3 9 3 2
10 4 4 4 4 10 4 4 3 4 10 4 4 3 4
11 11 11
12 12 12
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Major Pentatonic Scale Patterns
5 pattern 2 notes per string
Key of G - Fingerings
Patt 4 - Option 1 Patt 4 - Option 2 - Asc. Patt 4 - Option 2 - Desc.
8 8 8
9 1 1 9 1 1 9 1 1
10 2 2 2 2 10 1 1 1 1 10 1 1 1 1
11 11 11
12 4 4 4 4 4 4 12 3 3 4 4 3 3 12 3 3 4 3 3 3
13 13 13
14 14 14
Patt 5
10
11
12 1 1 1 1 1 1
13
14 3 3 3
15 4 4 4
16
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Minor Pentatonic Scale Patterns
5 patterns 2 notes per string
Key of G
Patt 1 1 Patt 4
1 9
2
2 10
3 3 11
4 12
4
5 13
6 5 14
7 15
6
Patt 2 7
Patt 5
4 11
5
8 (O) 12
6 (1) 13
9
7 (2) 14
10
8 (3) 15
9 (4) 16
11
10 (5) 17
12
Patt 3
13
6
7 14
8
15
9
10 16
11
17
12
18
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Minor Pentatonic Scale Patterns
5 patterns 2 notes per string
Key of G - Intervals
5 R
Patt 1 1 b7 b3 4 b7 Patt 4
1 9
2
2 10 5 R 4 b7 5
3 R 4 b7 b3 5 R 3 R 4 b7 b3 5 R 11 b3
4 12 5 R
4
5 5 R 4 2 13 b7 b3 4 b7
6 b3 b7 b3 5 5 R 4 14
7 15
6 b3 b7 b3
Patt 2 Patt 5
7 5
4 11
5 5 R 4 8 4 b7 b3 R 4 (0) 12 5 R
6 b3 b7 b3 9 (1) 13 b7 b3 4 b7
7 5 (2) 14
10 5
8 4 b7 b3 R 4 R 4 b7 5 (3) 15 R 4 b7 b3 5 R
9 (4) 16
11 b3
10 (5) 17
12 5 R
Patt 3
13 b7 b3 4 b7
6
7 5 14
8 4 b7 b3 R 4
9
15 R 4 b7 b3 5 R
10 5 R 4 b7 5 16
11 b3
12
17 5 R 4
18 b3 b7 b3
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Minor Pentatonic Scale Patterns
5 patterns 2 notes per string
Key of G - Fingering
Patt 1
1
3 1 1 1 1 1 1
4
5 3 3 3
6 4 4 4
7
Patt 2 - Option 1 Patt 2 - Option 2 - Asc. Patt 2 - Option 2 - Desc.
4 4 4
5 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 5 1 1 1
6 2 2 2 6 1 1 1 6 1 1 1
7 3 7 3 7 2
8 4 4 4 4 4 8 3 4 4 3 3 8 3 4 4 3 3
9 9 9
10 10 10
Patt 3 - Ascending Patt 3 - Descending
6 6
7 1 7 1
8 1 1 1 1 1
8 1 1 1 1 1
9 9
10 3 3 3 4 3 10 3 3 3 3 3
11 4 11 4
12 12
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Minor Pentatonic Scale Patterns
5 patterns 2 notes per string
Key of G - Fingering
Patt 4 - Option 1 Patt 4 - Option 2 - Asc. Patt 4 - Option 2 - Desc.
9 9 9
10 1 1 1 1 1 10 1 1 1 1 1 10 1 1 1 1 1
11 2 11 1 11 1
12 3 3 12 3 3 12 3 2
13 4 4 4 4 13 4 4 3 4 13 4 4 3 4
14 14 14
15 15 15
Patt 5 - Option 1 Patt 5 - Option 1 - Asc. Patt 5 - Option 2 - Desc.
11 11 11
(O) 12 1 1 (O) 12 1 1 (O) 12 1 1
(1) 13 2 2 2 2 (1) 13 1 1 1 1 (1) 13 1 1 1 1
(2) 14 (2) 14 (2) 14
(3) 15 4 4 4 4 4 4 (3) 15 3 3 4 4 3 3 (3) 15 3 3 4 3 3 3
(4) 16 (4) 16 (4) 16
(5) 17 (5) 17 (5) 17
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