Should We Care About the Melodic Minor Pentatonic?

[@Anossov]

Fun fact (obvious in retrospect): if you remove a diatonic scale from the chromatic scale, you're left with a pentatonic scale (a tritone away from the diatonic major you picked). E.g. everybody knows that C major + F♯ pentatonic = all 12 pitches (white keys + black keys). But it's of course also true in reverse: C pentatonic + F♯ major = all 12 pitches. Or F major + B pentatonic, etc. It's like the Euler's identity of scales

[@JeremySiskind]

Huh, that’s interesting!

[@jonasaras]

It’s an instant 60’s McCoy/Kenny Barron sound

[@JeremySiskind]

Nice connection - I love it!

[@isaacbeen2087]

Debussy uses a scale a semitone away from a pentatonic to get a dominant 9th sound (G, A, B, D, F), similar to the dominant 13th sound you were getting (D, E, F, A, B)-I'll find the piece if I can; he uses it in the "Trois Nocturnes" to get a minor sound (mm. 156-159; Ab minor 6th with a passing 4th), but that's not the piece I have in mind ... your videos are always brilliant! many thanks!

[@km6206]

interesting

[@jeremiecoquillart322]

I totally agree with you, i play minor melodic penta for years and specially for 7 chords. Thank you to confirm me i was going in the right way 😀

[@JeremySiskind]

Great - you’re leaps and bounds ahead of me!!! Glad to get some confirmation!

[@geoffep8784]

Great video. Thanks. Tim Richards talks about the melodic minor pentatonic (aka flat 3 pentatonic) in his book 'Exploring jazz piano 2' , although mainly in terms of how the scale can be used in improvisation rather than about the voicings that can be generated from it.

[@ImpliedMusic]

another million dollar lesson. thanks!

[@JohnColerMusic]

Such a dope sound, C melodic minor penta over B, like B alt. Just a thought, you get the 5 notes of C melodic minor penta just by stacking 3rds or F mixolydian. Like F9. Thanks Jeremy! 💨🐻

[@donschneider7953]

...nerding out with smokey the bear...I love it...facets of the mathematical diamond that IS music...

[@km6206]

this makes me wonder about using the pentatonic used in Japanese traditional music, which is EFABC(E). I always thought it sounds cool although not so close to typical jazz. Anyway, if you start on the same note as you did (to keep the notes related by whole/half-steps), then it looks like a 'natural/harmonic minor pentatonic' ABCEF (as opposed to your melodic minor ABCEF#), which in the same key as you would be CDEbGAb. However, it seems a little less useful, so far... I guess if you start on the second note (FABCE), then it fits an F major lydian-type sound. (But, is it nice to have a tritone F-B in a lydian voicing???) Well, that's all I got....

[@JeremySiskind]

I think it's definitely worth investigating different kinds of pentatonic scales. The question for me is always, "how useful are they"? I think there are lots of possibilities!

[@martycli9299]

Very useful video. I was aware of the melodic minor pentatonic although not by that name, but never got around to harmonising it that way. Great tip! Thanks

[@JeremySiskind]

My pleasure! It’s fun (and useful) to play around with different pentatonic possibilities.

[@musterionsurly]

even smokey the bear couldn't put out that harmonic fire :)

[@JeremySiskind]

Haha I love it!

[@stuartheadey5240]

Wow! Some interesting concepts there. Nice video. Thanks Jeremy. 😊

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks much, Stuart!!!

[@arpadternei6991]

I love your books Jeremy! Thank you for them! Keep the great teaching rolling on! Cheers!💪🍾

[@HenrikHanssonMusic]

These concepts are great! Those D-phrygian voicings at the end there... tasty! /Smokey Bear

[@JeremySiskind]

Great! I’m so glad you got something out of the video!

[@sylviacantumusicalideas2468]

Smoky the bear. Interesting .

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks for watching, Sylvia!!

[@christopherhuber9037]

Smokey the Bear!

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks for watching, Chris! You’re almost done with class!!!

[@christopherhuber9037]

@@JeremySiskind How exciting! You’ve been great this whole time and have helped me answer so many questions I’ve had in music. I greatly appreciate all your help! My only qualm is where were you when I first started playing piano 10 years ago!?

[@bobbygadourymusic5476]

Smokey the Bear

[@JeremySiskind]

Thanks so much for watching, Bobby!

[@eydiguttason1961]

Gsus=Jesus

[@JeremySiskind]

Gsus has risen! (maybe to Absus)

[@eydiguttason1961]

You are so funny Jeremy a good point