RE: Major Pentatonic

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

For those who are interested, my book "Jazz Harp" (Oak Publications,
NYC) contains pentatonic scale exercises in 12 keys, notated for
diatonic and chromatic harmonics (diatonic in 1st and 2nd positions).  

This scale is called the "major pentatonic," not the "Irish" pentatonic,
and is heavily used in lots of Celtic and African roots-based music.  In
"Jazz Harp," notated solos that make heavy use of this scale include two
by King Curtis and one by Tom Scott (all tenor sax solos), and 2 solos
by Stevie Wonder.

By the way, the minor pentatonic scale includes the same scale degrees
as the major (1-2-3-5-6), with the exception that the the third degree
of the scale is flatted (e.g. in C, the major pentatonic scale is
C-D-E-G-A; the minor pentatonic scale is C-D-Eb-G-A).   

It's a very useful scale. 
 
Regards, Richard Hunter
http://www.hunterharp.com
Turtle Hill Productions
turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx