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PENTATONIC PATTERNS

in Cm
 = 80
C minor pentatonic (ascending): ➚

Legend: Minor pentatonic construction: R ➚ -3rd ➚ 4th ➚ 5th ➚7th


- Step up ➚ R: Root
- Step down ➘ -3rd: Minor third
- Two steps upward ➚➚ 4th: Fourth
- Two steps backward ➘➘ 5th: Fifth
... 7th: Seventh

R 5th
➚ ➚
-3rd 4th 5th 7th R -3rd 4th 7th R -3rd R
➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚
   
  1
   2 
          

el.guit.

            
8 11 8
  8 10
8 11

 8 10
8 10
8 11

C minor pentatonic (descending): ➘


R 7th 5th 4th -3rd R 7th 5th 4th -3rd R
➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘

  
3     
4

    

 
          
8
 11 8
10 8 
10 8
10 8 
11 8

 5
 6



Two steps upward (ascending): ➚➚/➘


Play alternate picking or legato as shown

R
➚➚ 4th -3rd 5th 4th 7th 5th R 7th -3rd R 4th 3rd 5th 4th 7th
➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ P
P

 P P
   
7

8
  
           

    P     P     P     P

  8 10 8
8
10
11

 8 10 8
8
10
10 8 10
8 11

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PENTATONIC PATTERNS by
5th R 7th -3rd R
➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ P

    
 
9 10
 

    P 
8 11 8
 8 11 

 11
 12



Two steps downward (descending): ➘➘/➚


R 5th 7th 4th 5th -3rd 4th R -3rd 7th R 5th 7th 4th 5th -3rd
➘➘ ➚ H ➘➘ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ H ➘➘ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ ➘➘ ➚
 H

   13       
14
 
H

       
  H
    H
    H
    H
 
8
  8 11
10
8
8 10 8
 10 8 10
10
8
8 10
11

4th R
➘➘
 15 16

    


 
 
8 
8

 17
 18



Two steps downward (ascending): ➘➘/➚➚


4th R 5th -3rd 7th 4th R 5th -3rd 7th 4th R 5th -3rd 7th 4th
➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘ ➚➚
 19 20
     
            
 
               
  8 10
8
8
11
10
 8 10
8
8
10
10
8 10
8 11

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R 5th -3rd 7th
➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘ ➚➚
 
  
21  

22
 

   
8 11
 8 11 

 23
 24



Two steps upward (descending): ➚➚/➘➘➘


5th R 4th 7th -3rd 5th R 4th 7th -3rd 5th R 4th 7th -3rd 5th
➚➚ ➘➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘➘ ➚➚ ➘➘➘
 
   
25   
  26
   
     
               
8
 8 10
11
8
8
10 8
 10 8
10
10
8
8
10
11

R
 27 28

 


 

8

 29
 30



Two steps upward/down (ascending): ➚➚/➚/➘➘/➚


⚠ You can also use sweep picking technique as shown here

R
4th 5th -3rd 4th 7th R 5th 7th -3rd 4th R -3rd 5th 7th 4th
➚➚ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ ➚➚ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ ➚➚ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ ➚➚ ➚ H ➘➘ ➚
H

 31
H H
32
     
             

  H     H     H     H  
  8 10 8
8 11
10
 8 10 8
8 10
10
8 10
8 11

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PENTATONIC PATTERNS by
5th R -3rd 7th R
➚➚ ➚ H ➘➘ ➚

    
 
33 34
 

  H   
8 11 8
 8 11 

 35
 36



Two steps downward/up (ascending): ➘➘/➚/➚➚/➚


4th R -3rd 5th 7th 4th 5th R -3rd 7th R 4th 5th -3rd 4th 7th
➘➘ ➚ ➚➚ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ ➚➚ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ ➚➚ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ H ➚➚ ➚
 H H H
   
37

38
  
           

  H     H     H     H  
  8 10
8
8 10
11

 8 10
8
8 10
10 8 10
8 11

R 5th 7th -3rd


➘➘ ➚ H ➚➚ ➚
 
  
39  

40
 

  H
 
8 11
 8 11 

 41
 42



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Two steps upward/down (descending): ➚➚/➘/➘➘/➘
5th R 7th 4th -3rd 5th 4th R 7th -3rd R 5th 4th 7th 5th -3rd
➚➚ ➘ ➘➘ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➘➘ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➘➘ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➘➘ ➘
  P
P
 43
    
44
 
P P

         
P P P P
8
  8 11
10 8
8
10 8
 10 8 10
10 8
8
10
11

R 4th -3rd
➚➚ ➘
 45 46

   


 
8 
8 11

 47
 48



Two steps downward/up (descending): ➘➘/➘/➚➚/➘


R 5th 4th 7th 5th -3rd R 4th -3rd 7th 5th R 7th 4th -3rd 5th
➘➘ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ P ➘➘ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ P ➘➘ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➘➘ ➘ ➚➚ ➘

   
49        50
 
P P

       
P P P P
8
  8
10
11 8
8 10 8
 10 8
10
10 8
8 10
11

4th R
➘➘
 51 52

    


 
8 
8

 53
 54



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PENTATONIC PATTERNS by
One step downward (ascending): ➘/➚➚
R 7th -3rd R 4th -3rd 5th 4th 7th 5th R 7th -3rd R 4th -3rd
➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ P
➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ P ➚➚
P P P
 55 56
    
            
  
P P P P P

  8 10 8
 8 10 8
8
10
10 8 10
8 6 11 8 11

5th 4th 7th 5th R 7th -3rd R


➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ P


P
   
   
57
  58
 

P
P
8 11 8
 8
10
11 8 11 

 59
 60



One step upward (descending): ➚/➘➘


R -3rd 7th R 5th 7th 4th 5th -3rd 4th R -3rd 7th R 5th 7th
➚ H ➘➘ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ ➘➘ ➚ ➘➘

   
H

 H

 61    62
   
H


      
H
H H H
8 11 8
  11 8 11
10
8
8 10 8
 10 8 10
10
8

4th 5th -3rd 4th R


➚ H ➘➘ ➚ ➘➘
 63 64

       

H

 
8 10 8 
11 8

 65
 66



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Group of 3 upward (ascending): ➚/➚/➘
R -3rd 4th -3rd 4th 5th 4th 5th 7th 5th 7th R 7th R -3rd R
➚ ➚ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➚ ➚ H
➘ ➚ H ➚ ➘ ➚
H H H
 67 68
   
               

H H H H H

  8
 8 8 10 8 10
8
10
8 10 8 10 10
8 11 11

-3rd 4th -3rd 4th 5th 4th 5th 7th 5th 7th R
➚ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➚ H ➚
H
H H

        
   
69 70

 
H H H H
8
 8 10 8 10
8
10
8 11 8 11 

 71
 72



Group of 3 downward (ascending): ➘/➘/➚➚➚


4th -3rd R 5th 4th -3rd 7th 5th 4th R 7th 5th -3rd R 7th 4th
➘ ➘ ➚➚➚ ➘ ➘ ➚➚➚ ➘ ➘ ➚➚➚ ➘ ➘ ➚➚➚ ➘ ➘ P ➚➚➚ ➘ P
P P P P
 73 74
   
               

P P P P P P

  8 10
 8 10 8
8
10 8
10 8
10
10 8
11 8 11

-3rd R 5th 4th -3rd 7th 5th 4th R 7th 5th -3rd R 7th
➘ ➚➚➚ ➘ ➘ ➚➚➚ ➘ ➘ ➚➚➚ ➘ ➘ P
➚➚➚ ➘ P ➘
P
P

     
  
75
      76  
 
P
P P P
8 11 8
 8
8
10 8
11 8
10
11 8 11 
10 

 77
 78




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PENTATONIC PATTERNS by
Group of 3 downward (descending): ➘/➘/➚
R 7th 5th 7th 5th 4th 5th 4th -3rd 4th -3rd R -3rd R 7th R
➘ ➘ P ➚ ➘ P ➘ ➚ ➘ ➘ P
➚ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➘
P

         
P
P
79 80
     
    
P P P P P P
8
  11 8 11 8
10
8
10 8 10 8 8
 10 10 8 10

7th 5th 7th 5th 4th 5th 4th -3rd 4th -3rd R
➘ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➘ ➘
P P P
 81 82

            

 
P P P

 
8
10
8
10 8 10 8 8 
11 11 8

 83
 84



Group of 3 upward (descending): ➚/➚/➘➘➘


5th 7th R 4th 5th 7th -3rd 4th 5th R -3rd 4th 7th R -3rd 5th
➚ H ➚ ➘➘➘ ➚ ➚ H ➘➘➘ ➚ H ➚ ➘➘➘ ➚ ➚ ➘➘➘ ➚ ➚ ➘➘➘ ➚
H

         
H
85
 86
   
     
H H H H H
8
  8 11
10
8 11
8 10
8
8 10 8
 10 8 10
10

7th R 4th 5th 7th -3rd 4th 5th R


➚ H ➘➘➘ ➚ H
➚ ➘➘➘ ➚ ➚ H
➘➘➘
 87

88

          

H H H

 
8 10
8 10
8
8 10 
11 8

 89
 90

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Group of 3 up/down (ascending): ➚/➚/➚/➘/➘/➚
R -3rd 4th 5th 4th -3rd 4th 5th 7th R 7th 5th 7th R -3rd 4th
➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ H ➚ ➚ ➘ P ➘ ➚ ➚ H ➚ ➚ ➘ P
H P
 91 92
   
               

H P H P H P

  8 10
 8 10 8 8 10
8 10 8
10
8 10
8 11 11

-3rd R -3rd 4th 5th 7th 5th 4th 5th 7th R -3rd R 7th R
➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ H
➚ ➚ ➘ P ➘ ➚
P
H

      
  
93
     94 
  
P
H P H
8 11 8 8
 8 8 10
8 11 8
10
8 11 11 
10 

 95
 96

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Group of 3 down/up (ascending): ➘/➘/➚/➚/➚/➚


4th -3rd R -3rd 4th 5th 7th 5th 4th 5th 7th R -3rd R 7th R
➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ H
➚ ➘ ➘ P ➚ ➚
P H P
 97 98
   
               

P H P H P

  8
 8 8 10
8
10 8 10
8 10 10 8 10
11 8 11

-3rd 4th 5th 4th -3rd 4th 5th 7th R 7th 5th 7th R -3rd
➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ P
➚ ➚ ➚ H
H
H P

     
  99
      100 
  
H
H P H P
8 8 11
 8 10
8
10 8 10
8 11 11 8 11 

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 101
 102

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Group of 3 up/down (descending): ➚/➚/➘/➘/➘/➘


5th 7th R 7th 5th 4th -3rd 4th 5th 4th -3rd R 7th R -3rd R
➚ H ➚ ➘ ➘ P ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➘

      
H

  
P
H
P
103
 104
    
    
H P H P H P
8
  8 11 11 8
10 8 10
8
10 8 8
 10 8 10 10

7th 5th 4th 5th 7th 5th 4th -3rd R -3rd 4th -3rd R 7th
➘ ➘ ➚ H ➚ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➘
P H P sl.
 105 106

             
 
  
H P H P sl.

 
8
10 8 10
8
10 8 8 
11 8 11 11 8 6

 107
 108



Group of 3 down/up (descending): ➘/➘/➘/➚/➚/➘


R 7th 5th 4th 5th 7th 5th 4th -3rd R -3rd 4th -3rd R 7th 5th
➘ ➘ P ➘ ➚ ➚ H ➘ ➘ ➘ P
➘ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➚
H P
     
 109
  110
     
     
P H P H P
8
  11 8
10
8 11 8
10 8 8 10 8
 10 10 8
10

7th R 7th 5th 4th -3rd 4th 5th 4th -3rd R 7th R -3rd R
➚ H ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ H ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➘
P P sl. H
 111

112

            

   
H P H P sl. H

 
8 10 8
10 8 8 10 8 6 
11 11 8 6 8 8

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 113
 114



Group of 4 upward (ascending): ➚/➚/➚/➘


R -3rd 4th 5th -3rd 4th 5th 7th 4th 5th 7th R 5th 7th R -3rd
➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➚ H ➚ ➚ H ➘ ➚ ➚ H ➚ ➘
H H H
 115 116
  
                

H H H H H H

  8
 8 10 8 10
8
8 10
8 10
10
8 10
8 11 11

7th R -3rd 4th R -3rd 4th 5th -3rd 4th 5th 7th 4th 5th 7th R
➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➚ H ➚ ➚ H ➘ ➚ ➚ H ➚ ➘
H H H

     
 117
      118
  
   
H H H H H H
8
8 8 11 8 11
 8 10
8 10
10
8 10 8 10 10

5th 7th R -3rd 7th R -3rd 4th


➚ H ➚ ➚ H ➘ ➚ ➚ H ➚ sl.

      
   
119 120
 

H H sl.
H
8 11 8 11 13
 8 11 11 

 121
 122

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Group of 4 downward (ascending): ➘/➘/➘/➚➚➚➚
5th 4th -3rd R 7th 5th 4th -3rd R 7th 5th 4th -3rd R 7th 5th
➘ ➘ ➘ ➚➚➚➚➘ ➘ ➘ ➚➚➚➚ ➘ P ➘ ➘ P ➚➚➚➚➘ ➘ P ➘ ➚➚➚➚
P P P
 123 124
  
       
   
    

P P P P P P

  8
 10 8
8
10 8
10 8
10 8
10 8
10
11 8 11

4th -3rd R 7th 5th 4th -3rd R 7th 5th 4th -3rd R 7th 5th 4th
➘ ➘ ➘ ➚➚➚➚➘ ➘ ➘ ➚➚➚➚ ➘ P ➘ ➘ P ➚➚➚➚➘ ➘ P ➘ ➚➚➚➚
P P P

     
        
125 126

   
P P P P P P
8
8 11 8 11 8
 10 8
10 8
10 8
10
10 8 10

-3rd R 7th 5th 4th -3rd R 7th


➘ P ➘ ➘ P ➚➚➚➚➘ sl. ➘ P ➘

    
  

127 128
 

P sl. P
P
11 8 13 11 8
 11 8 11 

 129
 130



Group of 4 upward (descending): ➚/➚/➚/➘➘➘➘


4th 5th 7th R -3rd 4th 5th 7th R -3rd 4th 5th 7th R -3rd 4th
➚ ➚ H ➚ ➘➘➘➘➚ H ➚ ➚ H ➘➘➘➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘➘➘➘➚ ➚ ➚ ➘➘➘➘
H H H

       
131
  132
     
    
H H H H H H
8
  10
8 11
8 10
8 11
8 10
8
8 10
 10 8 10

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5th 7th R -3rd 4th 5th 7th R -3rd 4th 5th 7th R
➚ ➚ H ➚ ➘➘➘➘➚ H ➚ ➚ H ➘➘➘➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘➘➘➘
H
 133
  
134

       
    

H H H H

 8 
10
8 10
8 10
8 10
8 10
8 
11 8

 135
 136



Group of 4 downward (descending): ➘/➘/➘/➚➚


R 7th 5th 4th 7th 5th 4th -3rd 5th 4th -3rd R 4th -3rd R 7th
➘ ➘ P ➘ ➚➚ ➘ P ➘ ➘ P ➚➚ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➚➚
P P P

          
137
 138
   
    
P P P P P P
8
  11 8
10
11 8
10 8
8
10 8 10 8
 10 10 8

-3rd R 7th 5th R 7th 5th 4th 7th 5th 4th -3rd 5th 4th -3rd R
➘ ➘ P ➘ ➚➚ ➘ P ➘ ➘ P ➚➚ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➚➚ ➘ ➘ ➘
P P P

  
139 140

             
  
P P P P P P

 8 
10 8
10
10 8
10 8
8
10 8 10 8 
11 11 8

 141
 142

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Group of 4 up/down (ascending): ➚/➚/➚/➚/➘/➘/➘/➚
R -3rd 4th 5th 7th 5th 4th -3rd 4th 5th 7th R -3rd R 7th 5th
➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ H ➚ ➚ H ➚ ➘ ➘ P ➘ ➚
H H P
 143 144
  
                

H H P H H P

  8
 8 10
8
10 8 8 10
8 10 10 8
10
8 11 11

7th R -3rd 4th 5th 4th -3rd R -3rd 4th 5th 7th R 7th 5th 4th
➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ H ➚ ➚ H ➚ ➘ ➘ P ➘ ➚
H H P

          
145
   
146

   
H H P H H P
8
8 8 11 11 8
 8 10
8 10 10 8
10
8 10 10

5th 7th R -3rd


➚ H ➚ ➚ H

  
   
147

148
 

H
H
8 11
 8 11 

 149
 150



Group of 4 down/up (ascending): ➘/➘/➘/➚/➚/➚/➚/➚


5th 4th -3rd R -3rd 4th 5th 7th R 7th 5th 4th 5th 7th R -3rd
➘ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ P ➘ ➘ P ➚ ➚ ➚ H ➚ ➚
P P H
 151 152
  
                

P P H P P H

  8
 10 8 8 10
8 10 8
10 8 10
8 10
11 8 11

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4th -3rd R 7th R -3rd 4th 5th 7th 5th 4th -3rd 4th 5th 7th R
➘ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ P ➘ ➘ P ➚ ➚ ➚ H ➚ ➚
P P H

     
        
153 154

   
P P H P P H
8
8 11 8 8 11
 10 8
10 8 10
8 10 10 8 10

-3rd R 7th 5th 7th R -3rd 4th


➘ P ➘ ➘ P ➚ ➚ ➚ H ➚ sl.

  
 155
     156

 
P H sl.
P
11 8 8 11 13
 11 8 11 

 157
 158



Group of 4 up/down (descending): ➚/➚/➚/➘/➘/➘/➘/➘


4th 5th 7th R 7th 5th 4th -3rd R -3rd 4th 5th 4th -3rd R 7th
➚ ➚ H ➚ ➘ ➘ P ➘ ➘ P ➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘
H P P

       
159
  160
     
    
H P P H P P
8
  10
8 11 11 8
10 8 8 10
8
10 8
 10 10 8

5th 7th R -3rd R 7th 5th 4th -3rd 4th 5th 7th 5th 4th -3rd R
➚ ➚ H ➚ ➘ ➘ P ➘ ➘ P ➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘
H P P
 161
  
162

              


H P P H P P

 8 
10
8 10 10 8
10 8 8 10
8
10 8 
11 11 8

 163
 164



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PENTATONIC PATTERNS by
Group of 4 down/up (descending): ➘/➘/➘/➘/➚/➚/➚/➘
R 7th 5th 4th -3rd 4th 5th 7th 5th 4th -3rd R 7th R -3rd 4th
➘ ➘ P ➘ ➘ ➚ H ➚ ➚ H ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➚ ➚ ➚ ➘
P H H
     
 165
   166
     
    
P H H P H H
8
  11 8
10 8 10
8 11 8
10 8 8 10
 10 8 10

-3rd R 7th 5th 4th 5th 7th R 7th 5th 4th -3rd
➘ ➘ P ➘ ➘ ➚ H ➚ ➚ H ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘ ➘
P P
  167
 
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