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04-08-2011, 06:51 PM
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What chords for Am pent scale?
Hello, all. I'm a beginner and this is my very 1st post. I recently learned the Am pentatonic scale, and was wondering what key one would use this scale to? Or could it be used along with any key or chord progression? So, I guess a better way to ask is....do certain scales get played with certain keys? Thanks for the help, I've learned alot from lurking around here!
awpeeler(Tony) 
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04-08-2011, 08:32 PM
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Welcome to the AGF, Tony! Lots of good stuff here...
Amin pentatonic is a great scale! Very versatile... now, you know, if you play that same scale 1/2 step higher up the fret board (that's one fret), you have a Bflatmin pentatonic... another 1/2 step up, and you have a Bmin, etc. etc... So, Amin pentatonic can be used for an Amin blues, ANY song in the key of Cmaj, lots of songs in Gmaj, some songs in the key of Fmaj... like I said, very versatile! It's a good thing to learn that pentatonic scale in a lot of different keys; you can have a lot of fun with that one! Remember, an Amin pentatonic is the SAME SCALE as a Cmaj, just with different starting points for the same notes. Amin is the "relative" minor of Cmaj... just a minor 3rd (3 frets) down from the C note. That should help you get around the fretboard a bit... Hope this helps, and again, welcome to the forum! John
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04-08-2011, 09:04 PM
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04-09-2011, 10:06 AM
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Thanks for the info guys. I'm really interested in learning the theory behind this awesome instrument! And rest assured, I'll be posting more questions.
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04-09-2011, 07:34 PM
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I agree with Howard, although that may well have been what John meant. All the notes in an Am pentatonic can be found in a C major scale, but the reverse is not true.
It's a great scale and will sound good with any song in C. Try the Em pentatonic... also a good one on guitar, particularly with songs in G.
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