Pentatonic Solutions

2003 Brian Seeger www.brianseeger.com

Potential uses of the following four pentatonics at different scale levels.

Minor Pentatonic: A C D E G
Dominant 9 Pentatonic: A B C# E G
Minor 7 flat 5 Pentatonic: A C D Eb G
Major flat 6 Pentatonic: A B C# E F

Ionian
minor pentatonic down a minor third
minor pentatonic up a major third
minor pentatonic up a whole step
Dominant 9 Pentatonic up a fifth/down a fourth
Minor 7 flat 5 Pentatonic down a half step
Major flat 6 Pentatonic up a fifth/down a fourth

Dorian
minor pentatonic at the root
minor pentatonic up a fifth/down a fourth
minor pentatonic up a whole step
Dominant 9 Pentatonic up a fourth/down a fifth
Major flat 6 Pentatonic up a fourth/down a fifth

Phrygian
minor pentatonic at the root
minor pentatonic down a whole step
minor pentatonic down a fifth/up a fourth
Dominant 9 Pentatonic up a minor third
Minor 7 flat 5 Pentatonic up a fifth/down a fourth

Lydian
minor pentatonic down a half step
minor pentatonic down a minor third
minor pentatonic up a third
Dominant 9 Pentatonic up a whole step
Minor 7 flat 5 Pentatonic a tritone away

Mixolydian
minor pentatonic down a fourth/up a fifth
minor pentatonic up a whole step
minor pentatonic down a minor third
Dominant 9 Pentatonic at the root
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Minor 7 flat 5 Pentatonic up a third

Aeolian
minor pentatonic at the root
minor pentatonic down a fourth/up a fifth
minor pentatonic up a fourth/down a fifth
Dominant 9 Pentatonic down a whole step
Minor 7 flat 5 Pentatonic up a whole step
Major flat 6 Pentatonic down a whole step

Maj7
minor pentatonic down a minor third
minor pentatonic up a third

Maj7(#11)
minor pentatonic down a half step
minor pentatonic down a minor third
minor pentatonic up a third
Dominant 9 Pentatonic up a whole step
Minor 7 flat 5 Pentatonic tritone away

Maj7(#5)
Dominant 9 Pentatonic up a third
Major flat 6 Pentatonic up a third

m7
minor pentatonic at the root
minor pentatonic down a fourth/up a fifth
Dominant 9 Pentatonic up a fourth/down a fifth
Minor 7 flat 5 Pentatonic down a minor third

m7b5
minor pentatonic down a fifth/up a fourth
Dominant 9 Pentatonic down a third
Minor 7 flat 5 Pentatonica at the root
Major flat 6 Pentatonic down a third

sus
minor pentatonic down a fifth/up a fourth
minor pentatonic down a fourth/up a fifth
minor pentatonic up a whole step
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altered
minor pentatonic up a minor third
Dominant 9 Pentatonic down a third
Dominant 9 Pentatonic a tritone away
Minor 7 flat 5 Pentatonic down a whole step
Major flat 6 Pentatonic down a third
Major flat 6 Pentatonic a tritone away

7(#11)
Minor 7 flat 5 Pentatonic up a third
Major flat 6 Pentatonic up a whole step
Dominant 9 up a whole step

7(#5)
Dominant 9 Pentatonic down a whole step
Major flat 6 Pentatonic at the root

m/maj7
minor pentatonic up a whole step
Dominant 9 Pentatonic down a fourth/up a fifth
Dominant 9 Pentatonicc up a fourth/down a fifth
Major flat 6 Pentatonic down a fourth/up a fifth
Major flat 6 Pentatonicc up a fourth/down a fifth

diminished
Minor 7 flat 5 Pentatonic up a minor third
Minor 7 flat 5 Pentatonic up a fifth/down a fourth

7sus b9
minor pentatonic at the root
minor pentatonic down a whole step
Dominant 9 Pentatonic up a minor third
Minor 7 flat 5 Pentatonic up a fifth/down a fourth

7
minor pentatonic down a minor third
Dominant 9 Pentatonic at the root
Minor 7 flat 5 Pentatonic up a third