C Harmonic Minor Pentatonic Scale #1. (HM Pent #1)
Also called Aeolian #7 Pentatonic Scale.
ALL scales repeat the same pattern up and down in tone. C major scale: C, D, E, F, G, A, B and C. Numbers are given to correspond to the major scale degrees or positions.
C Major Scale: C=1/Root, D=2nd, E=3rd, F=4th, G=5th, A=6th, B=7th, C=8th/octave.
C Harmonic Minor Pentatonic Scale #1: C=1/Root, Eb=b3rd, F=4th, G=5th, B=7th, C=1/8 octave.
Memorize the C Harmonic Minor Pentatonic Scale #1 note names and number formula.
C HM Pentatonic #1 – note names= C, Eb, F, G, B, and C
C HM Pentatonic #1 – number formula= 1/R, b3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, and root/8.
C, Eb, F, G, B, C
1, b3, 4, 5, 7, 8/1.
Using the note name chart below – play the C HM Pentatonic #1 scale starting from low thick E string 1st fret up neck, then back down neck. Repeat this same process for each string. Remember to say note names out loud as you play each note up and then down in tone. Repeat this process for all 6 strings: Low E, then A, D, G, B and thin E string. The underlined fret number indicates dot positions:
open 1 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 15, 17 19, 21, 24
