What are pentatonic chord progressions?
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What are pentatonic chord progressions?
Minor pentatonic over the V chord
| Root | ii V I Progression | Scale over the ii chord |
|---|---|---|
| D | Em / A7 / Dmaj | E Dorian / D major |
| E | F#m / B7 / Emaj | F# Dorian / E major |
| F | Gm / C7 / Fmaj | G Dorian / F major |
| G | Am / D7 / Gmaj | A Dorian / G major |
How do you make a chord progression with a scale?
To get more notes for your chord, just keep adding thirds on top.
- If you start on the first scale degree, add the third scale degree, and then add the fifth scale degree, you get a simple three-note chord called a triad.
- If you add the seventh scale degree on top, you get a seventh chord.
What chords go with the major pentatonic scale?
Pentatonic scales are far less restricted to a certain chord type than diatonic and other scales. For example, major pentatonic can be played over both dominant 7th (e.g. C7) and major 7th (e.g. Cmaj7) chords. This is because the scale contains no 7th, therefore it is effectively “7th neutral”.
Can you make chords with the pentatonic scale?
If you want to build chords exclusively with the five notes in a pentatonic scale, just go ahead and stack those notes in different ways and find pleasant chords. Then string them together to create chord progressions.
What is the formula for the pentatonic scale?
One way of forming the pentatonic is to use the following formula after picking the starting note of the scale. The formula is W, W, W+H, W, W+H (whole step, whole step, whole step plus half step, whole step, whole step plus half step). You can also use the intervals, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6.
Can the minor pentatonic scale be used for chord progressions?
For more chord progressions check out chords and progressions built of the natural minor scale. BLUES PROGRESSIONS. The minor pentatonic scale can also be used over major chords like in a blues chord progression. The combination of notes from the minor pentatonic scale over the major chords is part of that bluesy sound.
How do you play a pentatonic scale on guitar?
This is quite simple: You can play the scale on one string for the B, G and D strings and then stack the notes to get the voicings shown in example 1: You can use these 3 note voicings as chords whenever you would normally apply the A minor pentatonic scale: Am7, Cmaj7, Fmaj7, Bbmaj7, Dm7, D7sus4.
How do you make a chord progression in minor key?
We will use the chords derived from the natural minor scale to build your minor key chord progression. For instance, if you want to use an A minor pentatonic scale to solo over a song or chord progression in the key of A minor you start with filling in the notes of the A natural minor scale to the formula.
Do I need to change scales when changing chords?
You don’t need to switch scales or anything when you’re changing chords as long as you are using the chords of your progression. For more chord progressions check out chords and progressions built of the natural minor scale. The minor pentatonic scale can also be used over major chords like in a blues chord progression.