A Major Pentatonic & Country Blues Style

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• This is a 2 octave A major pentatonic scale [penta = 5  tonic = note]
• Great for playing over a Country style chord progression in the key of A major

e1 ----5---2-----------------------------------------

b2 -------------5---2-------------------------------

g3 ----------------------4---2-----------------------

d4 -------------------------------4---2---------------

a5 ----------------------------------------4---2---0----

e6 -----------------------------------------------------

• You can give it more of a Country Blues feel/sound by adding the C note
• As above great for improvising over Country style chord progression in the key of A major

e1 ----5---2------------------------------------------------

b2 -------------5---2--------------------------------------

g3 ----------------------5---4---2-------------------------

d4 -----------------------------------4---2-----------------

a5 -------------------------------------------4---3---2---0----

e6 ----------------------------------------------------------

Bass A major pentatonic

Pattern One

g1 --------------------------2--------------------

d2 -----------------2---4--------------------------------

a3 ----0---2---4------------------------------------

e4 ----------------------------------------------------------

Pattern Two

g1 ----------------------------------------------

d2 ---------------------------7----------------------

a3 ------------------7---9-------------------

e4 ----5---7---9--------------------------------

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