Now we’ll expand the five-note major pentatonic scales to the full seven-note major scales.
Pattern 1 (C-form)

Pattern 2 (A-form)

Pattern 3 (G-form)

Pattern 4 (E-form)

Pattern 5 (D-form)

Trinity Routine
This practice pattern has three parts – arpeggio, major pentatonic, and major scale. Play them as follows:
- Starting at the lowest root note, ascend the arpeggio to the highest note in the fingering
- Descend the major pentatonic to the lowest note in the fingering
- Ascend the major scale to the highest note in the fingering
- Descend the arpeggio to the lowest note in the fingering
- Ascend the major pentatonic to the highest note in the fingering
- Descend the major scale to the lowest note in the fingering
- Jump directly to the lowest root note in the fingering
That may seem like a lot, but it’s simple if you break it down (chunk it):
- Play the trinity – arpeggio, maj pent, maj scale and then play it again (arpeggio, maj pent, maj scale)
- Play each in only one direction (ascend or descend), then reverse direction for the next part
Note the backing track is in D major.
Trinity Routine in D Major
Jam!
This backing track is similar to Jessica by The Allman Brothers. Here’s an outline:
[A] Section:
A | DÂ (32 bars)
[B] Section:
G | A | G | A | G | A | G | E
- Over the [A] section, play A major (arpeggios, maj pent, and maj scale)
- Over the [B] section, play D major (arpeggios, maj pent, and maj scale)
- Over the final E chord, return to A major and emphasize the note G#