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Once you've learned the Minor Pentatonic and it's blues variant, it's time to learn the other half of the equation.
Here we have the Major Pentatonic Scale. In a similar fashion to the Minor Pentatonic, this scale is like the Major Scale but with two notes removed.
In this case, that's the 4th and 7th notes.
As you might expect, this scale will work great for soloing and riffing over a major key.
Take your time internalizing this scale just like you did with the previous ones. Go back over the Digging Deeper I exercises if you really want to get it down.
When you're ready, move on to part two, below.
Now we've added in our blues note!
For the Minor Pentatonic, our blues note was a tritone, relative to the root. This time, it's a minor 3rd.
Pretty wild, right? Now we have a minor 3rd AND a major 3rd in the same scale.
Playing through this you will quickly hear that "bluesy" feel.
A common element of the blues is a blending of the major and minor scales in general. That's usually what's going on when you hear something that feels "bluesy."
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