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PENTATONIC PAIRS IN USE

In this month’s lesson, I want to take a different look at the pentatonic scale and break it down in a way that might help you better understand some of the common phrases and exercises associated with this scale. Using this breakdown, we’ll go through some beautiful melodic phrases and patterns that will definitely help to expand your vocabulary. So grab your bass, and let’s begin!

We’ll focus on the G minor pentatonic scale and the B flat major pentatonic scale for this lesson. Why? Well, because they’re the same scale. B b is the relative major of G minor. Here’s a very simple way to

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