Minor Pentatonic Melodies (Root Shuffling)

Melodies GameHear a melody in one octave, play it back
Minor PentatonicFive notes, no semitones — the essential minor melodic scale

Hear & play minor pentatonic melodies in an octave in time, with root shuffling.

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The instrumentTap a note to hear it.

Why

  • Make the minor pentatonic reachable from any root on reflex — the scale behind so much blues and rock soloing, now in any key.

How it plays

Root ShufflingTimedSingle Octave

Where it leads

More
Minor Scale Melodies (Timed)→ Aeolian (Natural Minor)Minor Scale Melodies (Root Shuffling)→ Aeolian (Natural Minor)Dorian Melodies (Root Shuffling)→ DorianPhrygian Melodies (Root Shuffling)→ Phrygian
Color
Major Pentatonic Melodies (Root Shuffling)→ Major Pentatonic
Harder
Minor Pentatonic Melodies (Range Shifting)→ range shifting

Part of

Pentatonic Melody step 4 of 10Pentatonics to the Modes step 2 of 28