LESSON 3

 Pentatonic Scale

• Pentatonic is a scale degree that uses five notes. It uses 1,2, 3, 5, 6 or Do, Re, Mi, So, La
• The pentatonic is mostly use in jazz, pop, classical and also some rock music 
• When using the pentatonic scale one not wold be skipped. An example would be C major SCALE where it has C,D,E,F,G but C major pentatonic scale has C,D,E,G,A
• Learning the pentatonic scale can help when improvising a song.

• We also learn about the circle of fifths. The circle of fifths has sharps and flats going around on each sides.

A next example showing the scale in C major pentatonic. 

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• Here is a video explaining the circle of fifths and how you get their accidentals. 

• A video of me playing a piece of music using the pentatonic scale.