Pentatonic Patterns
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
8
11 8
10 8
10 8
10 8
11 8
5
6
8 10 8
8
10
11
8 10 8
8
10
10 8 10
8 11
11
12
4th
➘➘ R
15 16
8
8
17
18
R -3rd
5th ➘➘ 7th
➘➘ ➚➚
➚➚
21
22
8 11
8 11
23
24
R
27 28
8
29
30
R -3rd
5th ➚ H ➘➘ 7th R
➚➚ ➚
33 34
H
8 11 8
8 11
35
36
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
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
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
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
8 10 8
11 8
65
66
8
8 8 10 8 10
8
10
8 10 8 10 10
8 11 11
H
69 70
H H H H
8
8 10 8 10
8
10
8 11 8 11
71
72
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
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
H H H
8 10
8 10
8
8 10
11 8
89
90
91 92
H P H P H P
8 10
8 10 8 8 10
8 10 8
10
8 10
8 11 11
95
96
8
8 8 10
8
10 8 10
8 10 10 8 10
11 8 11
➚ ➘ ➚ 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
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
H P H P sl.
8
10 8 10
8
10 8 8
11 8 11 11 8 6
107
108
H P H P sl. H
8 10 8
10 8 8 10 8 6
11 11 8 6 8 8
8
8 10 8 10
8
8 10
8 10
10
8 10
8 11 11
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
8
10 8
8
10 8
10 8
10 8
10 8
10
11 8 11
125 126
P P P P P P
8
8 11 8 11 8
10 8
10 8
10 8
10
10 8 10
127 128
P sl. P
P
11 8 13 11 8
11 8 11
129
130
133 134
H H H H
8
10
8 10
8 10
8 10
8 10
8
11 8
135
136
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
8
8 10
8
10 8 8 10
8 10 10 8
10
8 11 11
145
146
H H P H H P
8
8 8 11 11 8
8 10
8 10 10 8
10
8 10 10
147
148
H
H
8 11
8 11
149
150
8
10 8 8 10
8 10 8
10 8 10
8 10
11 8 11
153 154
P P H P P H
8
8 11 8 8 11
10 8
10 8 10
8 10 10 8 10
155
156
P H sl.
P
11 8 8 11 13
11 8 11
157
158
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
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