5 Pentatonic Exercises

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Standard tuning
 = 120
Exercise One - 3 Up 1 Down (Pentatonic Box 1)
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 1 2 3
      
            
   
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5 8
5 8 5 8
 5 7 5 7
5 7
5 7
5 7 5 7
5 7 5 7
5 8

  
4
     5
        6

       

8 5
8 5 8 5
 7 5 7 5
7 5
7 5
7 5 7 5
7 5 7 5
8 5

Exercise Two - Tetratonics (Pentatonic Box 5, 1, & 2 (in that order))

7 8         9

       
  
     
8 10 10 8
8 10 10 8
 5 7
5 7 7 5
7 5
3 5 5 3
3 5 5 3

Exercise Three - Descending 5's (Shape 5, 4 & 3)

  
(Pentatonic Box 5, 4, & 3 (in that order))

10                 11 12

 
15
17 15 13 15 13
 14 14 12
14
14 12
14 12 14 12 10
15 12 10 12

Exercise Four - Octave Pentatonic (Pentatonic Box 1)

       
13
     14
    
           

 
8 10 10 8
8 10 10 8
 7 10
7 9
5 7
5 7 7 5
7 5
9 7
10 7
5 7 7 5
5 8 8 5

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 Exercise Five - Pentatonic 3rds (Pentatonic Box 5, 1, 2, & 3 (in that order))
    
15

    16
   
17

    
5 8 10 13 10 8 5
 2 5 7
5
5
7
7
5 7 9 12 9 7 5 7
7
5
5 7 5 2
3 5 7 7 5 3

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