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Ballad Style Pentatonic Pattern Ideas.
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And you can see even if you play the
pentatonic scale in totally random order,
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it'll still sound reasonably tuneful.
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Okay, it's just the nature of the skill.
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But if you prefer more structured
approach, try the following patterns and
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still use the same notes of the skill.
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So number one, straight up and down.
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So basically you just go straight up.
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Okay, in a sense that is a structured
pattern because you're following in
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a particular order.
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And a lot of tunes do use
scales in that fashion, so.
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Okay, number two, three steps forward,
one step backwards, so
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it’s a little three note pattern,
you can use three fingers for it.
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So one, two, three, back, one, two, three.
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And, you go back down.
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And so on.
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Number four, using the scale notes in
order, but varying the note duration.
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So, this is another easy way to start
sounding like you're creating a melody,
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just change the durations of the notes.
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So one, two, three, four, one,
two, three, four, one, two,
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three, four, one, two,
three, four, one, two,
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three, four, and you can see
that sounds more like a melody.
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Number five,
using the scale notes in random order and
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varying the note duration, so you can
add on top of the previous exercise and
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make it sound even more like a melody.
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And remember, random order doesn't
always mean different note all the time.
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It can also include just sticking
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with one note and repeating it.
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Okay,
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