In this lecture I take you thorough how I go about analysing and applying pentatonic modes.

One thing I don’t mention in the video is that instead of any greek name or numerical name, I refer to the less common pentatonic modes by the chord they create.

So mode 1 = The Major pentatonic scale

Mode 2= the 7sus pentatonic

Mode 3 = the m11#5 pentatonic

Mode 4 = 6 sus pentatonic

and Mode 5 = the Minor Pentatonic scale

It’s important that when you memorise them, you memorise the chord they make, as well as, the chords they fit. For example; The 7 sus pentatonic makes a 7 sus chord, however, it works over a lot more chords than you would think. It doesn’t contain a third so it morks over both dominant and minor 7 chords. These scales have hundreds of applications once you start to look at what chords they make as well as what chords they don’t “conflict” with

Here is the finished chart from the video: