ountao Melocic Minor Peratanic Scale -§ Positions - MattWarnockGuita com | MATT WARNOCK GUITAR Goto... How to Play The Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale On Guitar When learning to improvise over tonic minor chords, such as mMaj7 and m6 chords, many guitarists will turn to the Melodic Minor Scale as their first choice when navigating these chords in the practice room and out on the bandstand, While the Melodic Minor Scale is a great first choice when tackling a tonic minor chord in a tune, many of us will often only use this scale to get through these chords during our solos. Ifyou are finding that you are relying too much on the Melodic Minor Scale to solo over tonic minor chords, or you are new to this sound and don’t want to learn a 7 note scale, then diving into the Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale might be a good avenue to pursue at this point in your development. The scale is closely related to both the Melodic Minor and Minor Pentatonic Scales, which allows you to improvise with it in a tonic minor situation, as well as relate it to one of the most common melodic devices in any guitarist's improvisational pallet. In this article we will explore the harmonic and melodic aspects of the Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale, as well as where you can use it ina soloing context and how to practice it using patterns and licks in the woodshed. Have a question or comment about this lesson? Visit the Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale thread at the MWG Forum. Don't forget to download your FREE Jazz Guitar eBook! Click to visit the Beyond Basic Pentatonics: Altered Pentatonic Scale for Guitar Homepage Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale As the name suggests, the Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale is directly related to the Melodic Minor Scale. hepiimatwarnockgitarcom beyond: basic-perttonics-introducingthe-melodlc-miner-pertatoic-scale 19owrtaone Melodic Minor Penttonlc Scale 5 Poiions- MatWarrcckGutr com | MATT WARNOCK GUITAR Because of this relationship, you can use the Melodic Minor Pentatonic to solo over a mMaj7, m6 or even a m7 chord (where you are implying a mMaj7 sound over the m7 harmonic foundation). As well, itis very closely related to the Minor Pentatonic Scale, as it has only one different note from this commonly used improvisational device There are a few different variations of the Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale, and I've chosen my favorite one for this article. But, if you like this sound and want to explore it further, you can find another commonly used construction of this scale at my “Melodic Minor Pentatonic Resource Page.” Here is how the Minor and Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scales are built from an intervallic standpoint. Notice the one note, 7th, difference between the two scales in this chart. Minor Pentatonic Scale Rb345b7 Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale Rb3 457 Notice that the Minor Pentatonic Scale has a b7 interval, wl has a raised 7th. the Melodic Minor Pentatonic This knowledge will allow you to easily transform and Minor Pentatonic fingering that you already know into a Melodic Minor Pentatonic by simply raising the 7th note by one fret, allowing you to base the MM Pentatonic fingerings off of Minor Pentatonic fingerings that you already have under your fingers. Here is how these two scales look side-by-side on the fretboard. hepiimatwarnockgitarcom beyond: basic-perttonics-introducingthe-melodlc-miner-pertatoic-scale 29virto16 Melocic Minor Peratanic Scale -§ Positions - MattWarnockGuita com | MATT WARNOCK GUITAR Lear Jazz Guitar Scales and Scale Patterns with the Matt Warnock Guitar Jazz Scales App. Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale Fingerings If you already know the five common positions of the pentatonic scale, then you can simply find the 7th and raise it by one fret to create five positions of the Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale. For those of you that are unfamiliar with the Minor Pentatonic Scale or if you want to explore a few new fingerings in the practice room, here are four of my favorite fingerings for the Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale. ‘Sometimes, when you are working on expanding your jazz guitar knowledge and vocabul: learning a new scale fingering or position can push your creativity into new levels, and open up the neck at the same time. So check out these four fingerings, and then try and come up with a few of your own that go beyond the normal box pattems that most guitarists rely on in their playing hepiimatwarnockgitarcom beyond: basic-perttonics-introducingthe-melodlc-miner-pertatoic-scalevirto16 Melocic Minor Peratanic Scale -§ Positions - MattWarnockGuita com | MATT WARNOCK GUITAR Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale Patterns In order to bring a technical aspect to the Melodic Minor Scale in our practice routine, | have hepiimatwarnockgitarcom beyond: basic-perttonics-introducingthe-melodlc-miner-pertatoic-scaleowrtaone Melodic Minor Penttonlc Scale 5 Poiions- MatWarrcckGutr com | MATT WARNOCK GUITAR written out an ascending and descending version of a coo! intervallic and rhythmic pattern that you can bring to the woodshed. The interval pattern is “two notes up then one note down’ starting on the first note of each string, going up from the 6th to 1st strings in sequential order. If you are having trouble with this pattern at first, take your time and work it out separate from the triplet feel and a metronome. Then, once you have the pattern down and are comfortable with it, bring in the triplet rhythm and add a pulse on the metronome to get the maximum productivity out of your practice session. Be: component to it that creates a syncopated effect when played all the way through. jes featuring an interesting intervallic construction, this pattern also has a rhythmic The rhythmic concept to this line is based on playing eighth-note triplets as you ascend and descend the interval pattern across the neck. By adding in a static rhythm to the pattern, you are building your rhythmic control and vocabulary, while working on playing even and accurate triplets at the same time. Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale Licks Part of learning to play scales and use them in an improvisational context is studying vocabulary, including licks, in the practice room. Below you will find two licks that | put together using the Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale to improvise over the tonic minor, Dé, chord in each phrase. ‘Once you have checked out these licks, worked them through several keys and played them hepiimatwarnockgitarcom beyond: basic-perttonics-introducingthe-melodlc-miner-pertatoic-scale 59oatr2016 Melosc Minor Pentatorie Scale 5 Poston - MaltWarnockGuitar com | MATT WARNOCK GUITAR along to a metronome and play along track, try improvising over a tune you know that features a minor ii-V-I progression, and use these licks each time you get around to that part of the tune to see how they sound in a practical situation After that, try writing out a few licks of your own and practice them in a similar fashion. So, create the lic tune and use it in a real-time situation, Learning to play licks can be dull and stagnant if you simply repeat them on the bandstand exaclly as you learned them But, when you are able to alter the lick on the spot, by adding notes, taking notes away, changing the rhythms etc., then these licks become a part of your vocabulary, allowing you to speak the language of jazz without constantly using direct quotes from the recorded history of the music. Em765) Atalt. Dm® Em75) Avalt Dm® The Melodic Minor Pentatonic Scale is a fun to learn and easy to apply melodic device that can not only expand your improvisational chops, but it can help you navigate tonic minor chords in a way that sits nicely on the fretboard and doesn't take a lot of time to get under your fingers, into your ears and out on the bandstand Do you have a favorite way to use this scale or an example of your favorite player soloing with this idea? If so, please share it in the comments section below. Login to rate and bookmark posts Share hepiimatwarnockgitarcom beyond: basic-perttonics-introducingthe-melodlc-miner-pertatoic-scale , memorize it, run it through different keys across the neck, and then take it to a 69owrsa0%4 Malosc Minar Pertatre Seal Postons- MatWarnockGutar com | MATT WARNOCK GUITAR 0 | 103) 0 a Tweet 84 4Comments 1, Joe Kiernan Bridgeport, CT, April 7, 2012: Matt, Thanks for the new ideas. | can't wait to pair this up with Rosenwinkle’s approach to Pentatonics. I let you know how it works out. Joe 2. Matthew Warnock, April 7, 2012: Cool Joe, glad you dug the lesson, Let me know how it works out when you pair it with Kurt's concept! 3, RM, April 7, 2012: You may have covered this in another section, haven't thoroughly perused, but Pentatonic b6 is also a great option. Over CmM7 you would play G Pent b6. G, A, B, D, Eb. The major third btw Eb & G is Killer. Great sounds. Some great fingerings too. The combination of intervals make it sound great over altered dominant...so G Pent b6 is for B7Alt. 4. Matthew Warnock, April 7, 2012: That's another great option! | also like to use C D Eb G B, so like a C major pent but with the 6th raised to a 7th and the 3rd lowered to a b3. Lots of options over this chord! Add comments about this page Name (required) E-mail (will not be published) (required) Notify me of followup comments via e-mail. 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