Pentatonics are among the most widely used scales. They are present in many genres of music and are very powerful. So why? First, let's step back a bit. Let us look at arpeggios. Arpeggios are the notes of a chord played one at a time. See my previous blog post onArpeggios for more info. Playing these over chords gives complete tonal backing of the harmony. However, there comes a time or a place when one wants to go beyond chord tones. Anything beyond a chord tone can b