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G major/minor with pentatonic

English translation: pentatonic

13:31 Apr 16, 2009
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Music / blues
English term or phrase: G major/minor with pentatonic
Musical elements
-Vocal, lead, rhythm and bass guitars, piano and drum kit.
-Simple harmony.
-4/4 time signature.
-G major/minor with pentatonic (use of "blues scale").
Ana Juliá
Spain
Local time: 02:47
Selected answer:pentatonic
Explanation:
Pentatonic scale, aka "blues" scale... instead of the standard 7 notes per scale as in 'typical' major/minor scales, the pentatonic has 5 notes. For example, the G major scale has the following tones: G A B C D E F# whereas the G major pentatonic has the following tones: G A B D E
In minor pentatonic scales, a flatted '5th' note is often added for a 'blues' sound. So for example, an E minor pentatonic is E G A B D and an E minor 'blues' pentatonic is E G A Bb B D

Personal experience: I am a musician and majored in music education in college :-)
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Scott Evans
Local time: 19:47
Grading comment
Thank you both
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K. Ganly (X)
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
g major/minor with pentatonic
explanation


Explanation:
Pentatonic scales are the most widely used in blues and jazz/ rock etc...
While 'standard' scales have 7 pitches in them per octave, pentatonic scales have 5 (hences the 'pent-' in the name)
The G major/minor bit is just denoting the 'root' note, which is the note that starts the scale off.
So here it just means a pentatonic (5 pitch) scale, starting with either G major, or with G minor.


K. Ganly (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  carly kelly
5 mins
  -> thanks :)
agree  Laurie Price
5 mins
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agree  Manuela Junghans: very nicely explained.
9 mins
  -> thank you Manuela
agree  Wagner Azevedo
26 mins
  -> thanks
neutral  Jim Tucker (X): Scale can't "start with" GM or gm; that is the tonality of the scale itself. Both of these scales would start with G. The g-minor pentatonic scale is the same notes as its relative major pentatonic (Bb)-- except that it starts on G.
38 mins
  -> You are right of course, the 'root' note is G, and the major/ minor denotes the tone
agree  Ulrike Anderson
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  Phong Le
14 hrs
  -> thank you
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
g major/minor with pentatonic
pentatonic


Explanation:
Pentatonic scale, aka "blues" scale... instead of the standard 7 notes per scale as in 'typical' major/minor scales, the pentatonic has 5 notes. For example, the G major scale has the following tones: G A B C D E F# whereas the G major pentatonic has the following tones: G A B D E
In minor pentatonic scales, a flatted '5th' note is often added for a 'blues' sound. So for example, an E minor pentatonic is E G A B D and an E minor 'blues' pentatonic is E G A Bb B D

Personal experience: I am a musician and majored in music education in college :-)


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentatonic_scale
Scott Evans
Local time: 19:47
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you both

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wagner Azevedo
25 mins
agree  d_vachliot (X)
21 hrs
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