Country Time
Country Time is a slow Country-Rock ballad in the key of C. The chord progression is sixteen bars long and uses a sixteenth note rhythm. The complete rhythm part to Country Time is notated here.
The Major Pentatonic Scale
The Major Pentatonic scale is another scale used in Rock Guitar styles. Each Major Pentatonic scale is also constructed from its respective Major scale. A Major Pentatonic scale is made up of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th notes of the Major scale.
Two Major Pentatonic scale patterns are shown in the following diagrams. You will notice that these two patterns are the same as the Minor Pentatonic patterns except the key notes are located in a different position.
Pattern One:
Major Pentatonic
Pattern Two:
Major Pentatonic
The most common Major Pentatonic pattern is shown here. This pattern is a combination of Patterns One and Two. You will once again notice that the pattern is the same as the Minor Pentatonic Pattern One and Two combination except the key notes are located in a different position.
Pattern One and Two Combination:
Major Pentatonic
From this diagram you may have noticed that the C Major Pentatonic scale is the same as the A Minor Pentatonic scale except that the key notes are located in a different position. This is because these two scales are relative scales and share the same notes, as shown in the table. For more information on relative scales see the section on scales and keys at the back of this book.
The following lick is taken from Country Time (bars 5 - 8) and uses every note within the Major Pentatonic scale combination pattern just shown.
The solo to Country Time is played solely within the C Major Pentatonic pattern just discussed. A sixteenth note feel is used throughout with the solo employing a variety of rhythms and left hand techniques.
