RAV Vast G Minor Pentatonic

The G Minor Pentatonic has something similar to the music of koto and shamisen – two traditional Japanese musical instruments. This scale provides a velvety sound, perfect for accompanying meditation or tea ceremony. If you like traditional Chinese or Japanese music, you’ll be hooked by the unique sound of the G Minor Pentatonic.

Its shell made of special steel is thinner (1.5 mm) compared to most of the other RAV Vasts (2 mm). The Ding is tuned in G of the 2nd octave, and the rest of the steel tongues are tuned in the 3rd and 4th octave.

There was a good reason for this scale to be pentatonic. The pentatonic scales are popular in tuning handpans and tongue drums because they are very harmonious. In addition, all the notes of these scales are consonant, which makes the pentatonic scales easy to deal with.

This pentatonic steel drum has no halftones, which makes playing it as easy as one-two-three. It is essential if you’ve recently started learning to play the tongue drum. No note throws you off the entire scale, so there’s no way you can play off the key.

Apart from G Minor, this drum has other scales, including Bb Maj, F, Dm, Eb, Cm. Therefore, it provides you with a bigger room to experiment with note progressions when playing the G Minor Pentatonic RAV drum.

The G Minor Pentatonic has a relative RAV Vast scale – the G Pygmy. The G Pygmy has a similar layout as the G Minor Pentatonic, except the flat 6th “pygmy” note. And this note makes G Pygmy sound darker, while the G Minor has a brighter and sunnier feel.

For whom this scale will work

The G Minor Pentatonic is an excellent steel tongue drum for beginners. This instrument will help you start your musical path – because it’s effortless to play. You will get a harmonious and beautiful melody with any note progression you choose. Just follow your soul.

A note for pros: if you are versed well in handpan and tongue drum scales, and you like the pentatonic minor sound, the G Minor Pentatonic RAV Vast is the steel tongue drum you’ve been looking for online to be available for sale.

If you want to pair it with another RAV Vast, opt for the G Pygmy as these are two relative sales. The G Minor Pentatonic can accompany any musical instrument (including piano, guitar and didgeridoo), so it will be a great tool to join a jam session.

The G Minor Pentatonic was born for improvisation. Improvising with the RAV Vasts is easy, but it becomes bliss with this pentatonic tongue drum as you can instantly get some superb melodies. The Japanese pentatonic scales are an excellent base for improvisation and can be used to play metal, blues and jazz fusion. Many musicians, including guitar players, commonly use this tip.

It’s also a fantastic scale for meditation and sound-healing. Do you wish to obtain the Buddha’s calmness? It’s challenging to slow down your mind and thoughts. This is where the RAV Vast can help. Start from simple, intuitive improvisation every day and get deeper into meditation.