[Listening extract audio not available in printed QP] A rock guitarist plays a solo using a scale containing only five different notes within each octave. W...
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A rock guitarist plays a solo using a scale containing only five different notes within each octave.
What type of scale is the guitarist using? [1]
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Answer: Pentatonic scale [1]
A pentatonic scale contains exactly five different pitches per octave. The name derives from the Greek pente (five) and tonos (tone). The most common form is the major pentatonic, which omits the fourth and seventh degrees of a major scale (e.g., C-D-E-G-A in C major). There is also a minor pentatonic (e.g., A-C-D-E-G), widely used in blues and rock guitar solos. The pentatonic scale is significant because it contains no semitone intervals, which means any combination of its notes tends to sound consonant. This makes it especially popular for improvisation in rock, blues, folk, and many world music traditions. When a rock guitarist plays a solo using only five different notes per octave, the pentatonic scale is the defining feature.
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