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Pentatonic Scale
Pentatonic Scale

A five-note scale common to rock and blues improvisation

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Written by Sam Blakelock
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A pentatonic scale is a five-note scale commonly used in blues and rock.
The major pentatonic is built from the root, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th.
The minor pentatonic is built from the root, b3, fourth, fifth, and flatted seventh.

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