Major Pentatonic Licks
The Major Pentatonic scale is another scale used in Metal Guitar styles. Each Major Pentatonic scale is also constructed from its respective Major scale. The Major Pentatonic scale is made up of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th notes of the Major scale. Study the following table.
The five Major Pentatonic scale patterns are shown here. You will notice that these patterns are the same as the Minor Pentatonic patterns except the key notes are located in a different position.
Pattern 1 - Major Pentatonic
Pattern 2 - Major Pentatonic
Pattern 3 - Major Pentatonic
Pattern 4 - Major Pentatonic
Pattern 5 - Major Pentatonic
From the previous diagram you may have noticed that the C Major Pentatonic scale is the same as the A Minor Pentatonic scale except that the key notes are located in a different position. This is because these two scales are relative scales and share the same notes. See the following table.
Licks 63 - 66 use the Major Pentatonic scale. The first lick is in the first pattern, key of C.
The next lick is in pattern two, key of A.
The next lick is also in pattern two, key of A.
The final Major Pentatonic lick uses pattern five, key of A.
