Min Maj 7 Pentatonic Scale

Though it is not as well known or regularly used as its cousins the Minor Pentatonic and Major Pentatonic Scales, the Min Maj 7 Pentatonic scale is very closely related to its relative 7-note scale, the Melodic Minor Scale. The Min Maj 7 Pentatonic Scale has 5 notes, and they are arranged as such.

Root – M2nd – m3rd – P5th – M7th

So, for example, a C Min Maj 7 Pentatonic Scale would be spelled with the following notes:

C – D – Eb – G – B

Because the Min Maj 7 Pentatonic Scale is similar to the Melodic Minor Scale, it can be used in the same way as the 7-note scale, to solo over a Minor Major 7th chord.

The following Min Maj 7 Pentatonic Scales are written out in the key of C, but make sure you practice them in all keys so you have them at your fingertips no matter what key you’re soloing in. As well, you’ll find the stock fingerings for these scales in tons of books and on countless websites, so I’ve decided to give you a different perspective on these scales, laying them out in one octave fingerings, and then combining those fingerings to produce two octave scales.

Min Maj 7 Pentatonic Scales One Octave

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Min Maj 7 Pentatonic Scales Two Octave

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