Pentatonic scales are widely used in all styles of music. This book focuses on the most often used, including ethnic and exotic scales. For each, this book presents the structure and construction, the main chords with which thescale works well, and a list of relevant scales. Development over one and two octaves follows, with fingerings and tab for 4- and 5-string basses.

• The Major Pentatonic Scale
• The Dominant Pentatonic Scale
• The Chinese Scale
• The Indian (Jog) Scale
• The Major Pentatonic b6 Scale
• The Scriabin Scale
• The Greek Arkaik Scale
• The Minor Pentatonic Scale
• The Man Gong (Major Pentatonic-Mode3) Scale
• The Hibrid Scale
• The Pigmy Scale
• The Kumoi Scale
• The Hirajoshi Scale
• The Pelog Scale
• The Ritusen /Major Pentatonic-Mode 4) Scale
• The Egyptian (Major Pentatonic-Mode 2) Scale
• The Iwato Scale
• The Japanese Sc...