Skala pentatonik

Skala pentatonik atau tangga nada pentatonik adalah suatu skala dalam musik dengan lima not per oktaf. Skala pentatonik biasanya digunakan sebagai dasar dalam memainkan jenis musik blues . Ada dua skala pentatonik yang paling sering digunakan yaitu skala pentatonik "Major dan skala pentatonik "Minor" . Pola interval pada skala penatonik "Major" adalah M2-M2-m3-M2-m3, sementara pada skala pentatonik "Minor" adalah m3-M2-M2-m3-M2.

Skala pentatonik ditemukan di seluruh dunia: dalam tuning krar di Ethiopia dan gamelan di Indonesia, juga pada melodi dari lagu spiritual Afrika-Amerika dan komponis Claude-Achille Debussy. Tangga nada pentatonik pada umumnya digunakan pada musik tradisional di Indonesia misalnya pada musik gamelan.

Bacaan lebih lanjut 
 Pentatonicism from the Eighteenth Century to Debussy by Jeremy Day-O'Connell (University of Rochester Press 2007) – the first comprehensive account of the increasing use of the pentatonic scale in 19th century Western art music, including a catalogue of over 400 musical examples.
 Trần Văn Khê "Le pentatonique est-il universel? Quelques reflexions sur le pentatonisme", The World of Music 19, nos. 1–2:85–91 (1977). English translation p. 76–84
 Kurt Reinhard, "On the problem of pre-pentatonic scales: particularly the third-second nucleus", Journal of the International Folk Music Council 10 (1958).
 Yamaguchi, Masaya (New York: Charles Colin, 2002; Masaya Music, Revised 2006). Pentatonicism in Jazz: Creative Aspects and Practice. ISBN 0-9676353-1-4
 Jeff Burns, Pentatonic Scales for the Jazz-Rock Keyboardist (1997).

Pranala luar 

 Pentatonic Scales for Guitar- A brief introduction
 Guitar Lessons of the Pentatonic & Blues Scale
 Alternative uses for the pentatonic scale
 Video: How to Play Pentatonic Panflute  by Brad White
 Printable pentatonic scale shapes for guitar 
 Pentatonic Minor - Learning The Five Scale Positions for guitar 
 Detailed Examination of pentatonic scales in Southern Appalachian folksongs
 Discussing theory and use of pentatonic scale on guitar 
 Pentatonic music of Aka Pygmies (Central Africa)  with photos and soundscapes
 The Power of the Pentatonic Scale on World Science Festival

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