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  • #109055
    Anonymous

      take the Pentatonic B Major Scale (1 2 3 5 6)

      B C# D# F# G#

      From that you can create an Altered Pentatonic Major Scale in Bb by flattening all the notes

      giving

      Bb C D F G

      i would assume the chord to be Bb D F (based on the 1 3 5 of a normal major scale)

      #109056
      RockinRobin
      Participant

        Ya, we’er using Shot Gun Bb pentatonic on which to improvise
        William

        #109062
        Anonymous

          Since the pentatonic scale has five notes then there are five chord possibilities.
          One major chord, one minor chord, two suspended chords (sus means to replace the 3rd with the 4th and sus2 means to replace the 3rd with the 2nd) and it turns out that the last chord is a minor augmented chord which is just the root major chord inverted.

          Using C pentatonic as an example.
          C pentatonic consists of C root, D 2nd, E 3rd, G 5th and A 6th.
          C-E-G makes up C major
          D-E-A is Dsus2
          D-G-A is Dsus
          E-C-G is an inversion of C major
          G-A-D is Gsus2
          G-C-D is Gsus
          A-C-E makes A minor

          #109071
          RockinRobin
          Participant

            Johnny
            When I play the “hey Jude” riff in Bb pentatonic 135 2 1 6 5 it does not sound right. There’s no Dah Dah da da da dah. Bb D F C Bb G F
            William

            #109072
            RockinRobin
            Participant

              Johnny
              To make riff sound right I have to play Bb D F, G F G F, That’s 1 3 5….6 5 6 5
              I’m doing Bb pentatonic to prepare for Shot Gun improv
              William

              #109076
              RockinRobin
              Participant

                No three dots for downloading the shot gun groove
                William

                #109091
                john
                Keymaster

                  the 4th note of the Bb major pentatonic is NOT Eb. this scale does not contain the 4th degree.

                  #109092
                  john
                  Keymaster

                    william, the hey jude riff is right. what I think you’re not seeing is that the “2” is an octave higher.
                    play Bb D F C (the C is the one that’s a 5th higher than the F)

                    so in your example ; Bb D F G F GF is wrong. change the G F G F to C Bb C Bb

                    #109093
                    RockinRobin
                    Participant

                      Thanks Johnny
                      Bb D F…C Bb C Bb

                      Got it. Now more Shot Gun

                      William

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