A Minor Pentatonic Mandolin Tabs
Exercises
A Minor Pentatonic Mandolin Tablature: One Song, Many Styles
Recomended level: Beginner
Dig in here to learn the A minor pentatonic scale. Practice it as a warmup whenever you are working on a tune that's in the key of A minor. Memorize the scale. Focus first on fretting the notes well to create clear notes and "buzz free" tone. Then work on connecting notes smoothly so that there is no gap in sound. Try out some scale patterns and workouts once you get more comfortable.
Another great exercise would be applying different rhythmic subdivisions to each run through of the scale. Learn about those in this learning path: Tremolo 101.
The Am pentatonic scale has these notes: A C D E G. Notice the 2nd and 6th notes are left out of the natural minor scale to form the pentatonic. There are no "flat" or "sharp" notes in this key. A minor pentatonic is also the relative minor of C major pentatonic. Basically that means they share the same notes but have different start and end points. The notes of C major pentatonic are: C D E G A. As you can see there are no flat or sharp notes here either.
Learn how to play A Minor Pentatonic on Mandolin with this selection of tablatures:
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LearnScale: Low Octave
- Difficulty
- Key
- Tempo 60 bpm
- Tuning GDAE
Easy, fun, and very important. The A minor pentatonic scale for mandolin is a blast to play and foundational to many genres. Follow the fingering in the mandolin tablature. This low...
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2 Octave Workout
- Difficulty
- Key Am
- Tempo 60 bpm
- Tuning GDAE
Time to workout all the A minor pentatonic notes in first position on the mandolin. In first position you can get 2 full scales. Here you will combine both octaves. Follow the finge...