X-Centric

Major Pentatonic Modes

Bobby Stern
2013 bobbysternjazz.com

12 tones, each arranged as the first note of each mode

i.

C:

& c ..

C maj. pentatonic

ii.

iii.

Bb maj. pentatonic

b b

b b

b
.
b

b .

Ab maj. pentatonic

F maj. pentatonic

iv.

v.

Eb maj. pentatonic

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i.

C#:

C# maj. pentatonic

A maj. pentatonic

ii.

B maj. pentatonic

iii.

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iv.

F# maj. pentatonic

v.

E maj. pentatonic

..

D:

i.

ii.

D maj. pentatonic

C maj. pentatonic

iii.

..

Bb maj. pentatonic

. b

Eb:

iv.

b
i.

Eb maj. pentatonic

b b

# #
# #
B maj. pentatonic

G maj. pentatonic

iv.

ii.

v.

b b b

Db maj. pentatonic

Ab maj. pentatonic

b b

F maj. pentatonic

b b
b
v.

b b

iii.

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b #

b bb

Gb maj. pentatonic

b b
b b b ..

X-Centric Major Pentatonic Modes

Bobby Stern
2013 bobbysternjazz.com

12 tones, each arranged as the first note of each mode

#
#

.
i.

E:

& .

E maj. pentatonic

ii.

#
#
# #

#
iii.

D maj. pentatonic

..
#

#
iv.

C maj. pentatonic

..
F:

i.

F maj. pentatonic

b b

b b

ii.

iv.

Db maj. pentatonic

b b

iv.

D maj. pentatonic

#
#

#
#

G:

..

i.

Eb maj. pentatonic

B maj. pentatonic

ii.

v.

b b

iii.

Ab maj. pentatonic

b b ..

#
# # #
E maj. pentatonic

iii.

# #
# #
# # #
..

G maj. pentatonic

iv.

Eb maj. pentatonic

ii.

F# maj. pentatonic

G maj. pentatonic

b b
b

Bb maj. pentatonic

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## # ##
#
#

..
# ## #
i.

F#:

v.

A maj. pentatonic

v.

A maj. pentatonic

b
b

F maj. pentatonic

iii.

Bb maj. pentatonic

b
.

C maj. pentatonic

v.

X-Centric Major Pentatonic Modes

Bobby Stern
2013 bobbysternjazz.com

12 tones, each arranged as the first note of each mode

b
bb
#
b

b
b b
b

b b b #

b
.
&
i.

Ab:

E maj. pentatonic

# #

..

iv.

bb

#
i.

A:

ii.

Ab maj. pentatonic

bb

Gb maj. pentatonic

Db maj. pentatonic

v.

b b b #
ii.

A maj. pentatonic

###

iii.

B maj. pentatonic

##
# # ..

G maj. pentatonic

iii.

v.
C maj. pentatonic
# D maj. pentatonic

.
F maj. pentatonic

iv.

b
b
b

..
i.

Bb:

b b b

iv.

Gb maj. pentatonic

B:

..

bb

#
# # #
i.

G maj. pentatonic

ii.

Bb maj. pentatonic

b b

b b
b b
b

b
Ab maj. pentatonic

Eb maj. pentatonic

iii.

b
b b

v.

Db maj. pentatonic

b b

b b .

# #

#
# #

B maj. pentatonic

ii.

#
# #

iv.

b b

A maj. pentatonic

E maj. pentatonic

# #

v.

iii.

D maj. pentatonic