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Pentatonic Patterns

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Pentatonic Patterns

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PENTATONIC PATTERNS

in Cm
Standard tuning
 = 80
C minor pentatonic (ascending): ➚
R: Root
Legend: -3rd: Minor third
- Step up ➚ 4th: Fourth
- Step down ➘ 5th: Fifth
- Two steps upward ➚➚ 7th: Seventh
- Two steps backward ➘➘ Minor pentatonic construction: R ➚ -3rd ➚ 4th ➚ 5th ➚7th
...
5th R -3rd
➚ 7th ➚
R -3rd 4th 5th 7th R -3rd 4th ➚ R
➚ 
➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚
   
  1

    2

         

el.guit.

            
8 11 8
  8 10
8 11

 8 10
8 10
8 11

C minor pentatonic (descending): ➘


R 7th 5th 4th 7th 5th
➘ ➘ -3rd R 4th -3rd R
 ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘
    ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘
3
 
4

    

 
          
8
 11 8
10 8 
10 8
10 8 
11 8

 5
 6



Two steps upward (ascending): ➚➚/➘


7th
Play alternate picking or legato as shown ➘
4th
R 5th 4th 7th 5th R
➘ 3rd 5th P
➚➚ 4th -3rd ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ 7th -3rd R
➚➚ ➘
4th
➘ ➚➚ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚
P
➚➚ 
 7
P P
8
    
        
      
    P     P     P     P

  8 10 8
8
10
11

 8 10 8
8
10
10 8 10
8 11

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 = 140
-3rd
5th R 7th ➘ P R
➚➚ ➘ ➚➚
   

 
9 10
 

    P 
8 11 8
 8 11 

 11
 12



Two steps downward (descending): ➘➘/➚


5th 7th
-3rd
R ➚ 7th ➚ R 4th
➘➘ 4th 5th ➚ 4th 5th 7th 5th -3rd
➘➘ H
➘➘
R -3rd ➘➘ ➚ ➚
 ➚ ➘➘ H
H
➘➘ ➘➘ ➚
      ➚ ➘➘ H
13
 
14
  
        
  H
    H
    H
    H
 
8
  8 11
10
8
8 10 8
 10 8 10
10
8
8 10
11

4th
➘➘ R

15 16
 
  

 
 
8 
8

 17
 18



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Two steps downward (ascending): ➘➘/➚➚
R 5th 7th
4th R 5th -3rd 7th 4th -3rd 7th 4th R 5th -3rd ➘➘ 4th
➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘
➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘ ➚➚ ➚➚ ➚➚ 
 19 20
    
           
  
               
  8 10
8
8
11
10
 8 10
8
8
10
10
8 10
8 11

R -3rd
5th ➘➘ 7th
➘➘ ➚➚
 ➚➚ 
  
21  

22
 

   
8 11
 8 11 

 23
 24



Two steps upward (descending): ➚➚/➘➘➘


R
5th ➘➘➘4th 7th -3rd 5th R 4th 7th
5th
-3rd ➚➚
R 4th 7th -3rd 5th
➚➚ ➘➘➘ ➘➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘➘ ➚➚
 
➚➚ ➚➚ ➘➘➘➚➚ ➘➘➘   ➚➚ ➘➘➘ ➘➘➘
 25     26
 
       
 
               
8
 8 10
11
8
8
10 8
 10 8
10
10
8
8
10
11

R
 27 28

  

 

8

 29
 30



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Two steps upward/down (ascending): ➚➚/➚/➘➘/➚
⚠ You can also use sweep picking technique as shown here
5th
-3rd
R 4th 4th 7th ➚ 7th
R 5th ➚ 4th
➘➘ 4th
➚➚ ➚ 5th -3rd
➚➚ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ 7th
➘➘
R -3rd H
➘➘ ➚ ➚➚
H
➚ ➚➚  ➚
 31
H H
32
    
           
  
  H     H     H     H  
  8 10 8
8 11
10
 8 10 8
8 10
10
8 10
8 11

R -3rd
5th ➚ H ➘➘ 7th R
➚➚  ➚
   
 
33 34
 

  H   
8 11 8
 8 11 

 35
 36



Two steps downward/up (ascending): ➘➘/➚/➚➚/➚


-3rd
4th 5th R 7th 7th
-3rd 5th 7th 4th 5th ➚ 4th
4th R ➚ ➚➚ ➚ -3rd ➚ R
➚➚ ➚
➚➚ ➚ ➘➘ ➘➘
➚➚ ➚
H

 37
➘➘ ➚ H H
38
➘➘

H
    
       
     

  H     H     H     H  
  8 10
8
8 10
11

 8 10
8
8 10
10 8 10
8 11

R 5th 7th -3rd


➘➘ ➚ H ➚➚ ➚
 
  
39  

40
 

  H
 
8 11
 8 11 

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 41
 42



Two steps upward/down (descending): ➚➚/➘/➘➘/➘


4th
R 7th ➘ -3rd 5th R 5th 4th 7th -3rd
5th ➘ 4th R 7th 5th
➚➚  ➘➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➘➘ ➘
-3rd ➘➘ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➘
 P
P ➚➚ ➘ ➘➘
    
43
    
44
 
P P

       
P P P P
8
  8 11
10 8
8
10 8
 10 8 10
10 8
8
10
11

R 4th -3rd
➚➚ ➘
 45 46

    


 
8 
8 11

 47
 48



Two steps downward/up (descending): ➘➘/➘/➚➚/➘


7th
R ➘ 5th 4th -3rd 5th R 7th 4th
5th
➘➘ 5th 4th P ➘➘ -3rd R ➘ ➘➘ 7th ➚➚ ➘ ➘➘ ➘
-3rd ➘
 ➘ ➚➚
P
➚➚
   
49     ➘
 
➚➚
 50



P P

      

P P P P
8
  8
10
11 8
8 10 8
 10 8
10
10 8
8 10
11

4th R
➘➘
 51 52

    


 
8 
8

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 53
 54



One step downward (ascending): ➘/➚➚

5th 4th
-3rd
➘ 4th 7th 5th ➘ -3rd
R 7th ➘ R 4th -3rd R 7th -3rd R
➚➚
➘ P ➚➚ P ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ P ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ P ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚
P

 55 56
    
            
  
P P P P P

  8 10 8
 8 10 8
8
10
10 8 10
8 6 11 8 11

-3rd
7th ➘ R
➘ 5th R 7th
5th 4th ➚➚ ➘
P


P
➚➚ 
 
➚➚     
57
 58

 
P
P
8 11 8
 8
10
11 8 11 

 59
 60



One step upward (descending): ➚/➘➘


R -3rd 5th
-3rd
➚ ➘➘ 7th R ➚ 7th 7th
H
➘➘ 4th 5th ➚ 4th
-3rd ➚
5th 7th
➚ ➘➘ R R
  
H
➚ ➘➘ H ➘➘ ➚ ➘➘
   
61      62
  ➚

➘➘

H ➘➘

    
H
H H H
8 11 8
  11 8 11
10
8
8 10 8
 10 8 10
10
8

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4th 5th -3rd 4th R
➚ H ➘➘ ➚ ➘➘
 63 64

       

H

 
8 10 8 
11 8

 65
 66



Group of 3 upward (ascending): ➚/➚/➘

4th 4th 7th 7th


➚ 5th ➚ 5th 7th 5th ➚ R ➚ R -3rd R
R -3rd 4th -3rd ➚ ➘
➚ H ➚ ➘ ➚ H ➘ H ➚ ➘ ➚ H ➘ H ➚
 67 68
   
               

H H H H H

  8
 8 8 10 8 10
8
10
8 10 8 10 10
8 11 11

-3rd 5th 5th 7th


-3rd R
➚ 4th 5th 4th ➚ 7th
➚ ➚
➚ 4th
➚ ➘
H
➘ H ➚ ➘ H


H

       
   
69 70

 
H H H H
8
 8 10 8 10
8
10
8 11 8 11 

 71
 72



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Group of 3 downward (ascending): ➘/➘/➚➚➚
4th
-3rd 5th 4th R 7th 5th -3rd R 7th ➘
4th ➘ R ➘ 4th -3rd 7th 5th
➚➚➚➘
➘ P ➚➚➚ P ➘ ➚➚➚➘ ➘ P P
➘ ➚➚➚➘ ➘ P ➚➚➚ P
 73 74
   
         
     

P P P P P P

  8 10
 8 10 8
8
10 8
10 8
10
10 8
11 8 11

-3rd
4th 7th ➘ R 7th
-3rd ➘ 5th 4th R 7th 5th
-3rd R 5th ➘ ➘ ➘ P ➚➚➚ P ➘
➚➚➚➘ ➚➚➚ P ➘ ➚➚➚
➘ P

       
  
75
    76
 

P
P P P
8 11 8
 8
8
10 8
11 8
10
11 8 11 
10 

 77
 78



Group of 3 downward (descending): ➘/➘/➚


7th 7th
R ➘ 5th 4th
➘ 5th 4th 5th 4th -3rd
➘ ➚ ➘ ➚ ➘ -3rd R -3rd R 7th R
P P ➘ ➘ P ➚ ➘ ➚
P ➘ ➘ ➚ ➘
     
P P
 79
  80
      
    
P P P P P P
8
  11 8 11 8
10
8
10 8 10 8 8
 10 10 8 10

5th 5th
7th 5th 7th 4th
➘ ➘ 4th -3rd 4th -3rd
➘ ➚ ➘ P ➚ P ➘ ➚ ➘ ➘ P R
 81 82

            

 
P P P

 
8
10
8
10 8 10 8 8 
11 11 8

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 83
 84



Group of 3 upward (descending): ➚/➚/➘➘➘


5th 5th -3rd
➚ 7th R -3rd 7th
4th ➚ 7th ➚ 4th 5th
➚ ➘➘➘➚ ➘➘➘ H
R ➚ 4th ➚ R -3rd
H H ➚ ➘➘➘➚ H ➘➘➘ H ➚ ➘➘➘5th
         ➚

85
   86
    
   
H H H H H
8
  8 11
10
8 11
8 10
8
8 10 8
 10 8 10
10

7th 4th 4th


➚ R ➚ 5th 7th -3rd ➚ 5th
H ➘➘➘ H ➚ ➘➘➘➚ H ➘➘➘ R
 87

88

      
   

H H H

 
8 10
8 10
8
8 10 
11 8

 89
 90



Group of 3 up/down (ascending): ➚/➚/➚/➘/➘/➚


4th 7th 4th
5th ➚ 5th 7th R 7th 5th ➚ R -3rd ➘
R -3rd 4th ➘ 4th -3rd ➘ ➘ ➚
H ➚ ➚ P ➚ ➚ P
➚ H ➚ ➚ P ➘ ➚
H

 91 92
   
               

H P H P H P

  8 10
 8 10 8 8 10
8 10 8
10
8 10
8 11 11

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5th -3rd
-3rd 7th ➘ R 7th
➘ 5th 4th ➚ 7th R
-3rd R ➚ 4th 5th ➚ ➚ P ➘ ➚ R
➚ ➚ P ➘ ➚ H
➘ ➚ H

        
  
93
    94


P
H P H
8 11 8 8
 8 8 10
8 11 8
10
8 11 11 
10 

 95
 96

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Group of 3 down/up (ascending): ➘/➘/➚/➚/➚/➚


-3rd 4th 7th
7th 5th 5th ➚ R -3rd R 7th R
4th ➘ R -3rd ➚ 5th 4th
➚ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ P ➚ ➚
➘ P ➚ ➚ H P H
 97 98
   
               

P H P H P

  8
 8 8 10
8
10 8 10
8 10 10 8 10
11 8 11

4th 5th 7th R


-3rd R 7th 5th
5th ➘ -3rd 4th ➚ 7th ➚ ➚ -3rd
➚ 4th
➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ P ➚ H

➚ ➘ ➚ H
H P

     
  99
      100 
  
H
H P H P
8 8 11
 8 10
8
10 8 10
8 11 11 8 11 

 101
 102

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Group of 3 up/down (descending): ➚/➚/➘/➘/➘/➘
5th 7th
-3rd 4th
➚ 7th R ➘ 5th 7th
➚ ➘ 4th ➚ 4th 5th ➘ -3rd R
H ➘ P

R ➚ R -3rd

 ➘ H ➚ ➘ P P

 103        104   
➘ H ➚ ➘

       
H P H P H P
8
  8 11 11 8
10 8 10
8
10 8 8
 10 8 10 10

4th 5th -3rd


7th 5th ➚ 5th 7th
➘ 4th -3rd R -3rd 4th ➘ R 7th
➘ ➘ H ➚ ➘ P ➘ ➘ ➚ H ➚ ➘ P ➘ sl.
 105 106

             
 
  
H P H P sl.

 
8
10 8 10
8
10 8 8 
11 8 11 11 8 6

 107
 108



Group of 3 down/up (descending): ➘/➘/➘/➚/➚/➘


7th 5th
R ➘ 5th -3rd
4th ➚ 7th 5th 4th -3rd
➘ ➘ ➚ ➘
R ➚ 4th -3rd R 7th 5th
P H ➘ ➘ P ➘ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘
 H P

 109        110
   
       
P H P H P
8
  11 8
10
8 11 8
10 8 8 10 8
 10 10 8
10

7th 5th 4th -3rd 7th


➚ R 7th ➚ 5th
➘ 4th -3rd 4th ➘ R ➚ R -3rd R
H ➘ ➘ P ➘ ➚ H ➘ ➘ P ➘ sl. H ➚ ➘
 111

112

            

   
H P H P sl. H

 
8 10 8
10 8 8 10 8 6 
11 11 8 6 8 8

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 113
 114



Group of 4 upward (ascending): ➚/➚/➚/➘


4th 7th 7th
4th 4th ➚ 5th ➚ R 5th ➚ R -3rd
➚ 5th 5th 7th ➚ ➚ ➘
R -3rd -3rd ➚ ➚ ➘ H
➘ ➚ ➘ H H
➚ H ➚ H ➚ H
 115 116
  
                

H H H H H H

  8
 8 10 8 10
8
8 10
8 10
10
8 10
8 11 11

-3rd 5th 5th


7th -3rd -3rd 4th ➚ 7th R
R ➚ 4th 5th ➚ 4th ➚ 7th
➚ R ➚ 4th ➚ ➘ ➚ H ➚ ➘
H ➚ H ➘ ➚ H ➚ ➘ H H

          
117
    118

   
H H H H H H
8
8 8 11 8 11
 8 10
8 10
10
8 10 8 10 10

5th -3rd
➚ 7th R -3rd 7th R ➚
H ➚ ➚ H ➘ ➚ ➚ H sl. 4th

      
   
119 120
 

H H sl.
H
8 11 8 11 13
 8 11 11 

 121
 122

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Group of 4 downward (ascending): ➘/➘/➘/➚➚➚➚
5th
5th -3rd 5th -3rd R 7th ➘ 4th -3rd R 7th 5th
➘ 4th R 7th ➚➚➚➚➘ ➘ ➘ ➚➚➚➚
➘ ➘ 4th ➚➚➚➚ ➘ P ➘ P P
P ➘ P
➚➚➚➚
➘ P ➘
 123 124
  
                

P P P P P P

  8
 10 8
8
10 8
10 8
10 8
10 8
10
11 8 11

7th 4th 7th


4th 4th -3rd R ➘ 5th 4th
7th 5th ➘ -3rd R ➘ 5th ➘
➘ -3rd R ➘ ➚➚➚➚ ➘ P ➘ ➚➚➚➚
P ➘ ➘ P ➚➚➚➚➘ P ➘ ➚➚➚➚ P P

     
        
125 126

   
P P P P P P
8
8 11 8 11 8
 10 8
10 8
10 8
10
10 8 10

-3rd 7th 4th -3rd


➘ R ➘ 5th ➘ ➘ R 7th
P ➘ P ➚➚➚➚ sl. P ➘

    
  

127 128
 

P sl. P
P
11 8 13 11 8
 11 8 11 

 129
 130



Group of 4 upward (descending): ➚/➚/➚/➘➘➘➘


5th -3rd 5th -3rd 7th -3rd
4th ➚ 7th R ➚ 4th ➚ 7th
➚ ➚ ➘➘➘➘ H
R ➚ 4th 5th ➚ R ➚ 4th
H ➚ H ➘➘➘➘ ➚ ➚ ➘➘➘➘ H
H ➚ H ➘➘➘➘
       
131
  132
     
    
H H H H H H
8
  10
8 11
8 10
8 11
8 10
8
8 10
 10 8 10

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7th 4th 7th
5th ➚ R -3rd ➚ 5th ➚ R
➚ ➚ ➘➘➘➘ H 5th 7th
H ➚ H ➘➘➘➘ -3rd 4th
➚ ➘➘➘➘R
➚ ➚ H

 
133 134

         
   
H H H H

 8 
10
8 10
8 10
8 10
8 10
8 
11 8

 135
 136



Group of 4 downward (descending): ➘/➘/➘/➚➚


7th 7th 4th 4th 4th
R ➘ 5th 4th ➘ 5th ➘ -3rd
➘ ➘ ➚➚
5th ➘ -3rd R ➘ -3rd R 7th
P P ➘ P ➚➚ ➘ ➘ ➚➚
P P ➘ ➘ P ➚➚

    137        138       
  
P P P P P P
8
  11 8
10
11 8
10 8
8
10 8 10 8
 10 10 8

5th
-3rd R 7th 5th R 7th ➘ 4th 5th 5th -3rd
➘ ➘ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ 7th -3rd ➘ 4th
P P ➘ P ➚➚ ➘ 4th ➘
➘ P ➘ ➚➚ P ➘ P R
  139
 
140

            


P P P P P P

 8 
10 8
10
10 8
10 8
8
10 8 10 8 
11 11 8

 141
 142

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Group of 4 up/down (ascending): ➚/➚/➚/➚/➘/➘/➘/➚
4th 7th
4th 5th ➚ 5th ➚ R -3rd R 7th 5th
➚ 5th 7th ➘ ➘ ➘ ➚
R -3rd ➘ 4th -3rd H ➚ H ➚ P
➚ H ➚ H ➚ ➘ P ➘ ➚
 143 144
  
                

H H P H H P

  8
 8 10
8
10 8 8 10
8 10 10 8
10
8 11 11

-3rd 5th 7th


7th -3rd 4th R ➘ 5th 4th
5th ➘ -3rd R ➚ 4th ➚ 7th
➚ R ➚ 4th ➚ ➚ ➘ P ➘ ➚
H ➚ H ➚ ➘ P ➘ ➚ H H

          
145
   
146

   
H H P H H P
8
8 8 11 11 8
 8 10
8 10 10 8
10
8 10 10

5th 7th R -3rd


➚ H ➚ ➚ H

  
   
147

148
 

H
H
8 11
 8 11 

 149
 150

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Group of 4 down/up (ascending): ➘/➘/➘/➚/➚/➚/➚/➚


5th 7th
5th -3rd 4th R 7th ➘ 4th 5th ➚ R -3rd
➘ 4th 5th 7th ➚ ➚ ➚
➘ R -3rd ➚ ➘ ➘ ➚ H
➘ ➚ ➚ P P
P P ➚ ➚ H
 151 152
  
                

P P H P P H

  8
 10 8 8 10
8 10 8
10 8 10
8 10
11 8 11

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7th 4th 5th
4th -3rd 4th ➚ 7th R
R ➚ 4th 5th ➘ 5th ➘ -3rd
➘ -3rd R 7th ➘ ➚ ➚ H ➚ ➚
P ➘ ➘ P ➚ ➚ H ➚ ➚ P P

     
        
153 154

   
P P H P P H
8
8 11 8 8 11
 10 8
10 8 10
8 10 10 8 10

-3rd 7th -3rd


➘ R ➘ 5th 7th R ➚
P ➘ P ➚ ➚ ➚ H sl. 4th

  
 155
     156

 
P H sl.
P
11 8 8 11 13
 11 8 11 

 157
 158



Group of 4 up/down (descending): ➚/➚/➚/➘/➘/➘/➘/➘


5th 7th 4th -3rd 4th
4th ➚ 7th R ➘ 5th ➘ -3rd
➚ ➚ ➘
R ➚ 4th 5th ➘ -3rd R 7th
H P ➘ P ➘ ➚ ➚ ➘
H P ➘ ➘ P ➘
            

159
 160
    
 
H P P H P P
8
  10
8 11 11 8
10 8 8 10
8
10 8
 10 10 8

7th 5th
5th ➚ R -3rd R 7th ➘ 4th 4th 5th -3rd
5th 7th ➘
➚ H ➚ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ -3rd ➚ 4th ➘ R
P P
➚ ➘ ➘
➚ H P P
 161
  
162

              


H P P H P P

 8 
10
8 10 10 8
10 8 8 10
8
10 8 
11 11 8

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 163
 164



Group of 4 down/up (descending): ➘/➘/➘/➘/➚/➚/➚/➘


7th -3rd 5th 4th 7th -3rd
R ➘ 5th 4th ➚ 4th ➚ 7th
➘ ➘ ➘
5th ➘ -3rd R ➚ R ➚ 4th
P H ➚ H ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘
P H ➚ H ➘

   
165        166       
  
P H H P H H
8
  11 8
10 8 10
8 11 8
10 8 8 10
 10 8 10

4th 7th
-3rd R 7th 5th ➚ 5th ➚ R
➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ 7th 5th 4th -3rd
P H ➚ H ➘ ➘ ➘ P ➘ ➘ P
  167
 
168

         


P H H P P

 8 
10 8
10 8 10
8 10 8
10 8 
11 8

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