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  • #109054
    RockinRobin
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      Confusion sets in. Pentatonic scale Bb C D F G. 1st note is Bb. 2nd note is C. 3rd note is D. 4th note is Eb. 5th note of the pentatonic is F. Pentatonic scale is Bb,C, D, F,G. The chord is Bb, D, F. Confusion as to what the Bb Pentatonic chord is and which notes are the 1st. the 3rd and the 5th. Videos go very fast. Am working on Shot Gun. Interesting note. In the TV series “OZARK” one section begins with Jr. Walker playing “Shot Gun”
      William

      #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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