Root Shuffling
The root jumps to a new pitch periodically during gameplay — the same noteset is reseated on a fresh root, building the ability to summon the noteset by its type from any root. This makes playing in any key trivial.
Minor pentatonic on mandolin, by ear
Hear a phrase from the minor pentatonic and play it back on the mandolin here — then on yours. The root moves each round; press Play, and answer with Space when you have it. The browser only plays — the app listens.
Minor Pentatonic
Five notes, no semitones — the essential minor melodic scale
The minor pentatonic is a five-note scale formed by adding the 4 and ♭7 to the minor triad. It is a mode of the major pentatonic and shares its properties, but its sweet sound makes it the most common scale for melodic soloing.
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Minor Pentatonic
Five notes, no semitones — the essential minor melodic scale
The minor pentatonic is a five-note scale formed by adding the 4 and ♭7 to the minor triad. It is a mode of the major pentatonic and shares its properties, but its sweet sound makes it the most common scale for melodic soloing.
Root Shuffling. The root jumps to a new pitch periodically while the noteset type stays constant How it works →
On the mandolin: four courses in fifths, G D A E, the first twelve frets. Also called the min pentatonic, minor pent, min pent, minor pentatonic scale.