Pentatonic Harmony Booklet
Pentatonic Harmony Booklet
Pentatonic Harmony Booklet
HARMONIC THEORY
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Contents
Introduction .......................................................... 3
Using the Mp3 ........................................................ 3
Family chords:
C minor ............................................................. 4
C# Minor ............................................................ 5
D Minor .............................................................. 6
Eb Minor ............................................................. 7
E Minor ............................................................... 8
F Minor ............................................................... 9
F# Minor ........................................................... 10
G Minor ..............................................................11
G# Minor .......................................................... 12
A Minor ............................................................... 13
Bb Minor Low ..................................................... 14
B Minor Low ..................................................... 15
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Introduction
There is something amazing and mysterious about the variety of sounds and
emotions that can be created by superimposing Pentatonics on to different
chords.
I believe it is really worth taking the time to internalise and think about these
note /chord relationships before rushing to race up and down pentatonic
shapes.
I would recommend practicing and singing the Pentatonic scales in this book
with the Piano as a way to immerse the ear with the sounds.
There is a large amount of material here that is the result of 30 years happy
experimentation, so please be patient with yourself as it takes time to assim-
ilate the sounds deeply.
The 7 are always grouped together in to ´families´ that share the same key
signature and that work together.
For example, practice the C minor Pentatonic exercises with any chords from
the C minor family ( Cmin7, Dbmaj7b5, Eb6, Fmin7, Eb over G bass , Abmaj7,
Bb7sus4)
Immerse youself in these deeply. There is no hurry.
Use a metronome if you wish and be sure to make up your own lines!
Use the patterns as starting places.
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