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Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 6

This dominant 7 pentatonic pattern spends more time in the “outside” key. Only the first full beat of each phrase is in the original key. Without looking at this pattern, can you play it? You should be getting more comfortable switching keys. Even if it doesn’t feel completely natural, you might be able to imagine what the following pattern will sound like.
Pentatonic Pattern 6


And that’s key to getting the most out of these patterns. It’s not just a technical exercise, but an exercise in expanding your sense of harmony.

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Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 6



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  1. [...] dominant 7 pentatonic pattern gets challenging again. Like the previous pattern, it spends more time in the “outside” key. Only the first and fifth notes are in the [...]

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