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A Minor Pentatonic vs A Blues

A minor pentatonic and blues drawn on one neck. They differ by 1 note.

13578910121415eBGDAEEGACDEbEGCDEbEGACDGACDEbEGADEbEGACDEbEACDEbEGACEGACDEbEG

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A minor pentatonic is A blues without the b5 — no Eb.

A Minor Pentatonic
A   C   D   E   G
A Blues
A   C   D   Eb   E   G
Shared notes
A   C   D   E   G
Only in Minor Pentatonic
Nothing — every note is also in blues
Only in Blues
Eb (b5)
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