Scales: Natural Minor — Minor Pentatonic — Blues

Theory Things   William Wieland

The minor pentatonic scale is 1 3 4 5 7 (8) of a natural minor scale. The minor pentatonic scale is 6 1 2 3 5 (6) of a major scale.			Do-based minor:   do me fa sol te (do) La-based minor:   la do re mi sol (la)
The blues scale simply adds a raised 4 to the minor pentatonic scale. The blues scale is 1, 4, 5, and blue notes: lowered 3, lowered 5 and lowered 7. (Think odd numbers.)
A natural minor scale		A minor pentatonic scale		A blues scale (guitars)
E natural minor scale		E minor pentatonic scale		E blues scale (guitars)
F natural minor scale		F minor pentatonic scale		F blues scale (horns)
B flat natural minor scale		B flat minor pentatonic scale		B flat blues scale (horns)
The black keys on the piano are an E flat minor pentatonic scale (or D sharp). Add an A natural for a blues scale.