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Originally Posted by Irish Pennant
I'm not understanding.
Isn't a Dmaj scale D,E,F#,G,A,B,C# and a Dmaj pentatonic D,F#,G,A,C#?
and a Bm scale B,C#,D,E,F#,G,A, and a Bm pentatonic B,D,E,F#,A
I can see that the 7 note scales have the same notes but the pentatonic scales seem to be different between the Dmaj and the Bm.
Thanks again for all the input and for making me think music.
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No, I think you are confusing the formula for major with the one for minor. Major pentatonic is 1, 2, 3, 5, 6. Minor pent is 1, 3, 4, 5, 7. They have the same notes, because major pentatonic is just dropping out the half steps from the major scale and the minor is the same just starting on a different note.
In solfege, which is how I think of scales, that's dropping the fa and ti. I think this makes it easier to see how they are related. Major - do re mi (fa) so la (ti), Minor - la (ti) do re mi (fa) so