G Pentatonic Minor
Five notes — 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7. The starting vocabulary of blues, rock, jazz solos. Works over almost any chord.
Audio source: tonejs-instruments by Nick Brosowsky (MIT)
What notes are in the G Pentatonic Minor scale?
The G Pentatonic Minor scale uses the notes G, B♭, C, D, F (one octave; the pattern repeats at higher registers).
What's the Pentatonic Minor scale formula?
The Pentatonic Minor scale follows the interval pattern W+H W W W+H W, where W = whole step (2 semitones) and H = half step (1 semitone). Apply that pattern starting on G to get the G Pentatonic Minor scale.
What chords work over G Pentatonic Minor?
Minor pentatonic works over minor triads, m7, the I / IV / V of minor blues, and many dominant-7 vamps. The starting blues-rock vocabulary.
How do I finger G Pentatonic Minor on Viola?
On bowed strings, scales train both fingering and bow technique. First-position fingerings cover most scales up to one octave; second-, third-, and fourth-position shifts unlock the higher register. The 1-2-3-4 finger pattern adapts to the half-step + whole-step positions per scale.
When would I use the Pentatonic Minor scale?
Five notes — 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7. The starting vocabulary of blues, rock, jazz solos. Works over almost any chord.