Here’s how it works. The minor and major pentatonic scales are well known and generally quite easy to remember. Shown here, they can form the heart of any blues solo. Sure, you can spend a lifetime ...

Still, we do recommend using the minor pentatonic scale as a framework. Keep the basic shape in mind and try briefly targeting the notes highlighted in green here. You’ll be hinting at the blues scale ...

If you look closely at these arpeggio/chord shapes and compare them to shape 3 of the major pentatonic scale, you’ll see ... this more as a traditional blues lick. Mark is a master at combining ...

For the following example, you'll stick mostly with the G minor blues scale (G Bb C Db D F – G minor pentatonic with the addition of the b5). Finishing on G major's major 3rd, the B note ...

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo. At the World Science Festival in June, Bobby McFerrin did this ...