Let's know Pentatonic Scale

     Pentatonic scale is a scale that derived from Minor scale.It has only 5 note per octave or pitch.2 note is removed from minor scale become pentatonic scale.Pentatonic scale is an easy scaling technique to learn an memorize.It compose of Pentatonic minor and pentatonic major.Same as minor and major scale.

Pentatonic scale use only 2 note in one string before going to another string either up or down.When we play pentatonic,we also use to finger from left hand,either use finger 1 & 3 or 1 & 4 to play 2 note in one string.
Pentatonic scale derive from minor scale.For example A minor scale has seven note A,B,C,D,E,F,G..from this 7 note,we remove 2 note only to form 5 note are A,C,D,E,G.The note we remove on 2^nd and 6^th that are B & F notes.The red show notes that removed from minor scal.

A minor : A,B,C,D,E,F,G

A minor pentatonic : A,C,D,E,G     

     For a lead guitar player,they can play pentatonic scale together with minor chord,because pentatonic scale is derived from minor scale.But,pentatonic chord is not available.Pentatonic chord has ability to form blues scale if we add certain notes on this scale.Blues scale we discuss on next lesson.
To understand pentatonic scale,let we know all the modes that have in this scale.Look diagram below :

        

Mode 1 : Minor pentatonic 

Minor pentatonic is root scale that start with note  A from A minor pentatonic scale.Then followed by 4 remaining notes C,D,E and G as last note.





 Mode 2 : Major pentatonic

Major pentatonic is a scale that start with C note.This scale is relative to pentatonic minor.Same as Am chord has C as relative chord.The five note from this scale are C,D,E,G,A







Mode 3 : Dorian pentatonic

Dorian pentatonic is 1^st mode from pentatonic scale.Dorian start with note D as root,then followed by note E,G,A,C.All notes are D,E,G,A,C






Mode 4 : Pharygian pentatonic

2^nd mode is Pharygian pentatonic.This mode start with E note from A minor pentatonic scale.All notes from this mode are E,G,A,C,D.







Mode 5 : Mixolydian pentatonic

The 5^th note (final note) in pentatonic minor scale is mixolydian pentatonic.This mode start with note G as root.All notes from this mode are G,A,C,D,E.





To master on this scale,you should memorize all pattern,scale,modes.Fingering also is important.Commonly,bending technique is used while guitarist play this scale,either half bend or ful bend.