The Pentatonic Minor Scale

by Jay Skyler

The Pentatonic Minor Scalehas the scale degrees 1 3 4 5 7 . Jazz players often use the construction 1 2 3 5 6, known as the Coltrane Minor Pentatonic.

It can be used as a simplified version of the Blues Scale, or can be superimposed (i.e. used like a scale based arpeggio).

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