![]() It gets really interesting when you start to use these schemes with pentatonics flat 3, flat 6, flat 2, etc.įor that matter, the X-Centric approach should work, theoretically, with any non-symmetrical scale of any length. Hey, I think you’ve got it! You can try it with any of the eight Bergonzi shapes or any of your own 5 note patterns. Ii mode of Bb: (C) skip step up to (F) step up to (G) skip step down to (D) step up to (F), etc. I mode of C: (C) skip step up to (E) step up to (G) skip step down to (D) step up to (E), etc. (X) skip step up (X) step up (X) skip step down (X) step up, repeat…. How to Play the Chromatic Scale Saxophone Lessons - YouTube 0:00 / 1:03 How to Play the Chromatic Scale Saxophone Lessons Howcast 9.07M subscribers Subscribe 251 Share Save 53K. When we flip Bergonzi’s formula #1 upside down, we get formula #5. (C) skip step down to (G), step down to (F) skip step up to (Bb) step down to (G), repeat formula………. But, there is one type of scale that uses all twelve pitches in western music called the chromatic scale. Some have seven notes, some have five, some sound happy, and some sound sad. In measure 3, we use the same formula starting on C, only this time “C” is the first note of the ii mode of Bb Major Pentatonic. There are lots of different types of scales in music. (C) skip step down to (G), step down to (E) skip step up to (A) step down to (G) (X) skip step down (X) step down (X) skip step up (X) step down.Īpplying this formula to the i mode of the C Major Pentatonic scale (C – D – E – G – A), this translates, in to: (A “step” in this case refers to the distance between adjacent notes of the pentatonic scale, not the diatonic major.) 2, Pentatonics, we can apply any of Gonz’s 8 formulas or “shapes” X-Centrically. Taking a page from another excellent book, this time Jerry Bergonzi’s popular Vol. When we get this stepwise pentatonic exercise comfortably under our fingers, we can then start checking out some intervalic possibilities. What Is a Chromatic Scale The chromatic scale is basically a scale where we’re going up in half steps, or semitones. Now if we take it through the 12 notes of the chromatic scale (12×5), we’ve got 60 distinct pentatonic modes. This generates 5 different pentatonic modes from the same starting note, each from a different key center. first tone of the “iii mode” of Ab maj.If you have time, play the chromatic scale, holding each note for as long as you can without losing breath or losing the quality of tone. ![]() Beginners should start by mastering and memorizing the Bb scale. first tone of the “ii mode” of Bb maj. Basic chromatic scales are great to practice for tone.Several years ago (as I realized, that after all those years, I could finally play 5 different pentatonic scale modes from any note without breaking too much of a sweat), I came up with this X-Centric pentatonic exercise. There are lots of different types of scales in music. In this book was a chart depicting the 5 pentatonic scale modes started from each of the 12 notes of the chromatic scale, written in whole notes in ascending fashion. I believe I first saw this concept related to pentatonics in Ramon Ricker’s book Pentatonic Scales for Jazz Improvisation which I got when it first came out in the mid to late 1970’s.
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