Pentatonic Scale Tab
About Fretboard Theory Free Tab
This collection of free tab will help you get started learning
melodies, riffs, solos and bass lines based on pentatonic scale
patterns. It’s a perfect resource for applying the scale and music
principals taught in Fretboard Theory.
Did you know that:
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99% of popular music is Pentatonic and Major scales.
Scales aren’t just for playing guitar solos.
Rhythm guitar players can benefit from scales too.
You Don’t Need to Learn a Bunch of Scales
You need to learn all the different ways of playing and applying the Pentatonic and Major scale patterns. When
you learn how to do this properly you’ll have 99% of the music you listen to covered. That’s the truth! If you
want to explore the other 1% after reading Fretboard Theory then you’ll have the proper foundation to do it.
Chapter 2: The Pentatonic Scale
Chapter 2 of Fretboard Theory, which is also available for purchase on DVD, not only teaches you everything for
getting started with the Pentatonic Scale, but includes additional insight most veteran Pentatonic players are
missing out on.
Rhythm Guitar
The purpose of learning how to apply the pentatonic scale, or any scale for that matter, isn’t solely for playing
guitar riffs and solos. Even if you’re strictly a rhythm player you can make good use of occasional scale phrases.
You can even add pentatonic notes to old chords and create rich new sounds.
Compose On Your Guitar
There’s one more thing about applying the pentatonic scale you should take into consideration. The pentatonic
scale isn’t a scale unique to only guitar and bass players. All instruments utilize the pentatonic scale including
voices. Many songs have pentatonic scale vocal melodies, keyboard parts, horn parts and more. These things can
be worked out and arranged on your guitar if you know your scales.
This file is my own work and represents my interpretation of the songs. You may only use this file for
private study, scholarship, or research. This file was downloaded from: http://Guitar-Music-Theory.com
About Free Tab
Please note that Fretboard Theory only teaches
the theory behind songs. It is NOT a tab book
and won’t teach you how to play songs. But, I’ve
included special details along with the notation
that correspond to what you learn in the book
about scale patterns, keys and major/minor
tonalities. These songs range from beginner level
through advanced and make perfect exercises for
developing Pentatonic Scale technique. The better
you learn these and play along the more you’ll
train your ear too.
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private study, scholarship, or research. This file was downloaded from: http://Guitar-Music-Theory.com
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“Lowrider” War
“Lady Marmalade” Patti LaBelle
“Susie Q” Creedence Clearwater Revival
“My Girl” The Temptations
“WishYou Were Here” Pink Floyd
“Tweezer” Phish
“Purple Haze” Jimi Hendrix
“Breakdown” Tom Petty
“Pawn Shop” Sublime
“Turn Off the Light” Nelly Furtado
“Honky Tonk Women” The Rolling Stones
“WishYou Were Here” Pink Floyd
“Hey Joe” Jimi Hendrix
“Yellow Ledbetter” Pearl Jam
“Sunshine ofYour Love” Cream
“Baby Please Don’t Go” Them/Van Morrison
“Iron Man” Black Sabbath
“Roadhouse Blues” The Doors
“Heartbreaker” Led Zeppelin
“Maggie May” Rod Stewart
“Sir Duke” Stevie Wonder
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“Lowrider” War
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Gtr.  
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Lowrider
War
Bass Line
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              
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   
   
G minor pentatonic
pattern 1
pattern 5
Hammer-on
Hammer-on
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             
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
              



 
G minor pentatonic
Bass

pattern 1
pattern 5
Hammer-on
Hammer-on
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“Lady Marmalade” Patti LaBelle
Chorus
Gtr.
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

 
Bass
Lady Marmalade
0:30
Bass Line
G minor pentatonic
Patti LaBelle
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
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
 
     
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
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


 
pattern 1
pattern 1
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25
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“Susie Q” Creedence Clearwater Revival
Intro
 
Gtr.  


Guitar Riff
E minor pentatonic
 
Bass
 



pattern 1


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Susie Q
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   
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Hammer-on
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
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   
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Hammer-on
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“My Girl” The Temptations
My Girl
Guitar Riff
The Temptations
F major pent.
  C major pentatonic 

  
     
   
Gtr.  



 
 
 
   
Intro
Verse
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Bass
patterns 5 & 1
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patterns 2 & 3
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                 
     
 




patterns 5 & 1


patterns 2 & 3
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private study, scholarship, or research. This file was downloaded from: http://Guitar-Music-Theory.com
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“Wish You Were Here” Pink Floyd
Guitar I
Intro/Interlude
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Gtr.   
Em7
G
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      


  
 
G major pentatonic
pattern 1
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2
0
3
3
0
2
2
0
2
  
     
Bass
3

 
 

pattern 1
15
12 14
12
14
14
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15
14
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2
  
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12
14
12
14
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2
0


12
2
0
2
3
3
0
2
12 14
12
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2
0
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14
12
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2
0
     
14
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0
2
14
A7sus4
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
3
3
0
2

0

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      



      
3
15
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Em7
14

0
3
3
0
0
2
3
Pink Floyd
G
Em7


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12


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14



  
3
3
0
2
0
2
0
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14
12
0
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14
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3
3
0
2
2
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


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A7sus4
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2
0
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
14
12
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2
0
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14
12
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

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3
3
0
2
0

G
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0

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2
0
0
   
12
14
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2
0
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12
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3
3
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3
12
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2
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Hammer-on
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2
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12
Em7
3
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0
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Hammer-on
9
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Wish You Were Here
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G
3
3
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2
3
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15
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12
“Tweezer” Phish
 
Gtr.  
Tweezer
Intro
Guitar Riff
A minor pentatonic


pattern 1
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Phish




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  
  
 
pattern 5
Pull-off
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
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
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       


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


 

     
Bass

pattern 5
pattern 1
Pull-off
Purple Haze
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
 
Gtr.  
E minor pentatonic
 
pattern 4
   

 

     

  


 



   
pattern 3
full
Bend

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   
patterns 2 & 1
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 


 




 


   

pattern 4
pattern 3
Bend
 
patterns 3 & 1

      

Slide

patterns 3 & 1
pattern 1
patterns 2 & 1
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Bend

Jimi Hendrix
pattern 4
patterns 3 & 1
full
pattern 3
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pattern 1
25
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Guitar Riff
patterns 3 & 1
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“Purple Haze” Jimi Hendrix
0:05
Bass
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
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 
pattern 3
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Copyright Renewed 1995
Bend
Slide
All Rights Controlled and Administered by EXPERIENCE HENDRIX, L.L.C.
All Rights Reserved
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Slide
pattern 4
Slide
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“Breakdown” Tom Petty
Breakdown
0:13
A minor pentatonic
         
Gtr.  
Intro

Bass



    

pattern 1
Slide, Pull-off, Hammer-on
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Tom Petty & The Hearbreakers
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
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
pattern 4
      

5
  
pattern 2
 

Guitar Riff
Slide, Pull-off, Hammer-on
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  
  
    
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  
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private study, scholarship, or research. This file was downloaded from: http://Guitar-Music-Theory.com
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“Pawn Shop” Sublime
Intro Solo
Pawn Shop
0:27
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
Gtr.      
        
Em

Bm
Slide up
Slide down

  
      
2

     




            
6
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              
Chords repeat throughout
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    





   

  
           

     

            

              

18
   

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           



   
pattern 5
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


 


 
 
pattern 1
pattern 5
 

      
 
       
     
     
 
12

Sublime
E minor pentatonic patterns 4 & 3
           
Bass
Guitar Solo
       
     
pattern 3
patterns 4, 3, 2

 

 

 
 
        
21
Bass

        


  

 
       

  


  

 
       

  

3
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“Turn Off the Light” Nelly Furtado
Solo
2:53
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Gtr.        

Em
G
E minor pentatonic pattern 1

 
  
Em
5

G
Turn Off the Light
Guitar Solo
D
Nelly Furtado
Em
G
D
       



  






 
pattern 2
D
            
A
         

   
   
   
C
patterns 2, 4, 1
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“Honky Tonk Women” The Rolling Stones
Intro
Honky Tonk Women
 G major pentatonic
    
Gtr.  
 

  
      
The Rolling Stones
Guitar Riff
  

                        
full
pattern 1
3
Bend only 2
full
3
Bend and release
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“Wish You Were Here” Pink Floyd
Intro Solo
Wish You Were Here
0:42
Guitar II
3
 





 


Gtr.  


G major pentatonic pattern 2
 
 
9

 
 
  
               

  

  
    

full

 






 

   
full
full
Bend before you pick, release, then pull-off
13

pattern 2
pattern 1
    
Pink Floyd



   

full

full

Bend and release
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“Hey Joe” Jimi Hendrix
1:40
Solo
Gtr.
 
 
Hey Joe
 
 
 
    
3
 
  

     
Guitar Solo
Jimi Hendrix Experience
 
    

E minor pentatonic pattern 1
full
full

full
full
Bend, release, pull-off, hammer-on
  

 
 

5
full

 


 
full
Slide down, slide up
 
 
 

 
  

3
full
full
full
full
(E major pent.)

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“Yellow Ledbetter” Pearl Jam
1:49
Solo
E
      
Gtr. 

     
E major pentatonic pattern 1

 

5
 
9
 


full
full
Guitar Solo
B
 
A
E
      

                 
3
full
patt. 5
full
           
full

Yellow Ledbetter
 


   
full
full

   

2 11
1 1/2
 
     

3

full
 
   


    
 
  

3
     
full
                 
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 
     
full
patt. 2
full
 
full
Pearl Jam
full

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
“Sunshine of Your Love” Cream
Sunshine of Your Love
Verse
Gtr.
"blues" scale
  D minor

      

 

pattern 1

Bass
Riff
 


     
  

 
pattern 1
5
          

 
G minor "blues" scale
Cream

 

       
  


 

 
 


     
  

 
 


 
 

        

 



 

     
  

 

 

 


        

 
 


pattern 1



pattern 1
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“Baby Please Don’t Go” Them/Van
Morrison
Baby Please Don't Go
Intro CAPO 1
Gtr.
Guitar Riff
  Em "blues scale"    
 

 
pattern 1

0
3
0
3
0

pattern 2
3
0
3
5
0
6
   

    

 

3
0
3
0
0
3
0
2
4
3
4
2
0
2
0
2
0
2
2
2
 
        


2
0
3
0
3
0
3
0
3
0
Them

0
3
3
0




   
 
 


0
0


0 2
0
0 2
0
3
0
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“Iron Man” Black Sabbath
   B5
Gtr.  

Bridge
Iron Man
Riff
2:04

  
  
  

  
  
  
Bm "blues scale" pattern 1

Bass
  


Black Sabbath
B5



  
  
  

  
  
  
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“Roadhouse Blues” The Doors
 
 
Verse
Shuffle
Roadhouse Blues
Guitar Riff
0:24
The Doors
     
 


 







      
     
      
        
3
3
3
3
Em "blues scale" pattern 1

3
3
3
    
  
 

          
               
        
  
  
  
3
Em "blues scale" pattern 1

2
 

6



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3
  
      
     
  
3

        
3
        

      

      
3
 
 
    

                     
  
9

3
    
 
                     
  

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“Heartbreaker”
Led Zeppelin
Intro
Gtr.
 

Heartbreaker
Led Zeppelin
Riff
Am "blues scale"
 
  
  
  
  
     
  
     


pattern 4

 
Bass
Bass
2
0
1
0
3
2
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
2
0
3
0
3
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
2
  
                      
  
     



3
3
3
3
Am pattern 4

0
1
0
3
2
3
1
0
2
3
1
0
2
3
1
0
2
3
  Bm "blues scale"
 Am "blues scale"



              
             
5
pattern 4
pattern 4

2

2
5
3
4
2
5
2
2
2
2
5
4
3
0
5
3
1
0
2
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
3
2
0
3
     

 
 
    
     
    
     


2
5
3
Am pattern 4
Bm pattern 4
2

3
4
2
5
2
2
2
2
5
4
3
0
3
1
0
2
0
5
3 Scale
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0
0
0
1
0
3
2
0
3
1:32
 

       
  
  
  
     
  
     

10

4
Verse 2
Cm "blues scale"
pattern 4
3
4
3
6
5
3
3
3
3
6
3
3
3
3
6
4
3
5
3
6
3
6
4
3
5
3
3
3
3
6
3
3
3
3
6
3
4
5
                                        


6
6
6
6
Cm pattern 4
3
4
3
6
5
6
4
3
5
6
4
3
5
6
3
4
5
 Dm "blues scale"
 Em "blues scale"  
 
                 
  
      
 


14
pattern 4

pattern 4
5
6
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
7
8
9
                                    


5
8
8
5
5
5
5
8
8
Dm pattern 4
5
8
7
10
10
7
7
7
7 10
7
7
7
7 10
10
7
Em pattern 4
5
6
7
8
5
5
5
5
8
5
6
7
8
7
10
7
8
9
10
7
8
9
10
7
6
“Maggie May” Rod Stewart
Solo
Maggie May
3:00
Guitar Solo
3
  

        

Em
Gtr.
A
D
G
   
   
       

       
3
1/2
D major "blues scale" patterns 1 & 5
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 
         

Em
5
Rod Stewart
G
  
D
  
 
1/2

  
  
 
1/2



full
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Copyright © 2005 Riffin' and Jammin' with the Pentatonic Scale
“Sir Duke” Stevie Wonder
Sir Duke
1:04
Stevie Wonder
Riff
scale"
   B major "blues
 
     


Gtr. 
 



  

 
 
Interlude
pattern 1
pattern 5

2
2 6 4
pattern 5
4
6 4
4
2
Bass

pattern 2
pattern 3
4
7
11 9
pattern 5
9
11 9
X 14 16
5
4
4 6
6
7
6
16 17
4
4
 
18
16 18
16
18 19
7
6
4
6 4
6 4
6 4
6
4
       

      

pattern 4
20
13
2
5
       
 
        
 
4
pattern 2
pattern 1
14
              
pattern 1







                

2 4
 
pattern 3
11
13
11
13
11 9
11 9
11 9
11
              
9
Copyright © 2005 Riffin' and Jammin' with the Pentatonic Scale
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pattern 5
4
 


6 4 6 4
6
4
6 4 6
4
6
4
6 4 6 4 2 4 2
4

2

        
   
   
pattern 2 pattern 1
8
6 4 6 4
6
4



2 4
4
6
4
6 4 6 4 2 4 2
4
2 4 6


pattern 5
6 4 6
pattern 1
4 6
2
2 4
2 4 6
pattern 5
4
6
4
6
4
6
4 6 4
6
4
              
pattern 1
4 6


4
6
4
2 2


pattern 5
6
4
This file is my own work and represents my interpretation of the songs. You may only use this file for
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4
6
4
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