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# Lesson 3 - Making Simple Major Pentatonic Melodies

 [  Michael Palmisano @michael  ](/user/4/view)It's as easy as 123. So many of our favorite melodies are comprised of just this simple 123 jump. Get to know it. Get to love it. It's where to start, and it always works great. After that, it's 12356. The pentatonic scale exists to sound…

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