Pentatonics

Barry Greene Video Lessons

Scale Syllabus
D- Pentatonic

4
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5 8 5
4 6 8 8 6
5 7 7 5
4 5 7 7 5
5 8 8 5
8 5 8
5

4
F Major Pentatonic

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5 8 5
6 8 8 6
5 7 7 5
5 7 7 5
8 8 5
8 5 8
5 8

7 D-6 Pentatonic

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5
3 5 6 6 5 3
2 4 4 2
2 3 3 2
5 5 2
5
2 5

10 A Pentatonic b6

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# #
5 7 5
5 6 6 5
4 6 6 4
7 7 3 2 2 3 7
4 2
5
2 4
2 D- Pentatonic
13 6:10 D7

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j
10 8
10
10 8
10 7
8
5
6
7 7 5 5
7 5 7 5 3 5
8 5 3 5 5 5 5

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& J

j
5 7 5 8 5 10 8 8
8 6 8 6 8 6 8 5 6 10
7 5 7 5 5 7 7 5 7 7
7 5 7 5 7

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&

8 8 8 8 6
10 7 10 7 10 7 5 7 5 5 7 5
10 7 5 7 7 5 7 3
8 5 3 5 3
5
5

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b

j 2 4 1 1 3
5 2 6 8 8 6
2 4 3 7 7
5 1
3
5 3 1 1 1
3 5
 9:12 E- Pentatonic 3
31 D7

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3
j 3
10 10 10 7
8 10 10 8 8
7 9 7
10 7 9 7 9 7 9 7
10 7 10 10 7 10

35


J
&
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
j
7 10 7 7
8 10 8 10 10 8 10 8 10 8
7 9 9 7 9 9 9 7 9 7 9 7
9 9 7 9

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3 3

j
& J J
3 3
3
3 3 3 3 3
j 5j j
5 7 7 12 12 12 10 12 10 7
8 6 6 8 8 12 10 8 10 8
9 7 5 5 7 7
9 7 9 7 5 5 5 7 7
10 7 5 5 7 5 5 5 5 7 7

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3 3
j
3


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3 3
j3
10 8 10 8 65
9 7 9 7 7 7 9
9 7 9 9 7 7 9 9 5 7 5 5
10 10 7 7 7 5 5

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j b n
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3
3
j
3 3 10 7 10 7 10 7
6 3 3 10 8 8 10 8 10 8 10 8 8
5 2 2 9 9 7 9 7 9 7
5 2 2 10 10 7 8 9 7
5 10
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n
8
7 7
7 9 7 9
9 8 7 8
10 8 10 7
8 10 10 10

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3
3
12 12 10 7 7 5 7
10 12 8 8 8 5 3 5
9 9

 A- Pentatonic
10:57 5
54 D7


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3
3
8 10 12 10 8 8
8 10 10 8 10 8 10 8 8 8
9 9 9 7 9 7 9 7
10 10 7

58


& J 3 3
3 3
j
5 5 7 7 7 8 12 10 8 10
6 6 8 8 8 10 10
7 5 7 5 5 5 7 7 7
10 7 10 7 5 5 5 7 7 5 5 7 7 7
10 7 5 7 7 7

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& J
3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
j
8 8
10 8 10 8 10 8 10 8
9 7 9 7 9 7 9 7 9 5
10 7 9 7 9 7 10 10 7 5

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12 8 12 10 8 8
8 10 10 8 8 10 10
5 7 5 9 9
7 5 7 5 7
7 5 7 5
8
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 13:45 C Pentatonic
6
69 B7

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b
3
3
5
5 8 5 8 5 8 5
7 7 7 7 5 7 5 5
7 7 7 7 5 7 5 7 5 7 5
6 6
7 5 7 7
8
5

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b
j j
10 12 10 8 8
5 5 8 10 10 8 10 8 10 8
5 5 9 9 7
5 5 7 10
7
8
5 5
6
8
6
8
6

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8
8 10 8 10 5 8
9 7 7 9 9 9 9 5 7 5
10 7 10 10 5 5 7 5 5
7 5 7 5
8 8
 15;04 7
F major Pentatonic
82 B7

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b b
5 8 5
6 6 8 6 8 6 6 6 6 6
7 7 7 7 5 5 5 7 5 7 5 7
7 7 5 7 7 7 5 7 7 7
6
8
6

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8 10 8 8
6 8 8 10 8 8 10 8 10 8
7 10 7 10 7 10 10
7 7 10 10 7 10
8 10

91

&

8 8 6 6 8
7 7 7 5 7 5 5 7
7 5 7

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b

1 1
6 1 1
7 5 2 2
7 5 7 3 3 3
8 5 3 5 5 5 3
5 1 1
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 20:35 Using Pentatonics on a II-V
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96 G7 C7 F7(#11)
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8 8 5
10 6 6 8 6 7 7 8 10
7 5 8 6 8 6 7 9 7 10
8 6 7 9

G7 C7

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b b b b b
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7 10 7
8 10 8 10 10 8 9 11
10 7 10 7 11 8 11
10 7 10 7 10 7 7 8 11 11
10 10 8

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b b b F7(#11) n n #
b n n
& b n

10 7
9 9 8 7
11 8 11 8 7
11 8 7

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3
3

8 8 10
7 9 7 9 7
10 9 7 7 9 7
10 10 10 10

109 G7
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n b b b J
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3 3 3
3 3 3 3 . 3 3 3 3
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8 6 8 6 7 7
7 5 5
7 5 7 5 7 7 8 6 8 6
8 8 8 5 8 8 9 6 8
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b b b n n n
b b n n
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3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3
6 9 6 6 7 10 7
9 7 9 7 7 7 8 10 8
8 8 9

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10 8 10
9 7 9 7 7 9
10 7 9 9 7 7 9 9
10 8
 22:28
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117 d-6 Pentatonic

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7 7
5 3 3 8 8 10
4 2 2 4 2 4 2 4 2 7 7 10
5 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 7 7
5 5 5 7 7

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7 10 7
8 8 10 10
7 7 10 7 7 9 10 10 9 7 9
10 7 9 7 9 7 7 10 9 9
10 10 8
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7 9 7 9
7 7 9 7 7 9 9 7 9
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 Combination of d-6 Pentatonic and A Major Pentatonic b6. Utilized on the Secret Jazz Chord Idea.
CHords played are D-6, B-7b5, G9, Db7#9, Fmaj7#11 and Esusb9. For ear training practice, identify which chords
11
are being played when!
28:52
132 G13


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6 5 5 5 5 3
7 7 4 4 2 4 2 4 2 2
3 3 2 2 3 2 3
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2 4 2 4 2 2
2 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 2
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2 4 4 4
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2 4 4 2
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j 9 12 9
9 10 10
9 10 10 9 9
9 11 11 9 11 9 11 11 9 9
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12 12 12 12 12 12

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6 10 10 10 6
9 6 6 9 9 6 9 7
9 11 9 7 9 7 7 9 7 9 7
12 12 7

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12
10 12 12 10
7 9 9 9 7 9 7
7 9 7 9 9 7 9 7
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10 7
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8 7 8 8 7 8
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3 3
3 3
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5 7
6 10 6 5 6
6 9 9 9 6
7 7 7
7 8 7
10 10

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6 4 4 6 2
7 3 2 3 2
4 4 4 4
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 Combination of d-6 Pentatonic and A Major Pentatonic b6. Utilized on the Secret Jazz Chord Idea.
CHords played are D-6, B-7b5, G9, Db7#9, Fmaj7#11 and Esusb9. For ear training practice, identify which chords13
are being played when!
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159 D6

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6 6 6 6 5 5 6 5 6
7 7 4 4 4 6
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12 9 9
6 5 6 5 12 10
6 4 6 4 2
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9 12 13 12 12 9 12 13 12 9
10 10 10
10 10 9 9 10 10 10 9 6 6
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6 10 10 10 8
9 6 6 9 7 9 10 10 10
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8 10 12 12
7 9 7 7 9 10
9 7 9 7 7 7 9
10 8 10 8
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10 6 6
9 7 5 4 4 4 4 7 5 7 4 7 4
9 7 7 7 5 6 5 5
8 7 8
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7 7 5 7 8 8

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5 2
4 2 4 2 2 2 2 4 2
3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 3
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2 4 4 5

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2 3 5 6 6 6 6
4 2 2 2 4 7
3 3 2 3 2 2 3
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8 5 12 10 12 10 10
8 6 8 6 7 10 12 12 10
7 5 5 4 9 12 9 10
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12 9 7 9 7
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5 5 5
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8 8 6 6 8 6 8 6 6 7 5 5
7 9 7 7 7 5 5 7 4 4 4 6
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5 7 9 7 5
6 6 5 5
6 6 4 6 2 2 9
7 3 2 7 9 11
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9 12 13 15 12 12 13
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10 7 9
10 14 14 14 14 10 12 12 10
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10 8 8 10 10 8 8
9 7 9 7 7 9 7 9 9 7 9 7
10 7 9 7 9 7 9 9 7
10 8 8

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9 7 5 5
10 8 10 8
10
10 8
10 7
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5
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