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Pentatonic Inc Disaster

By DESLRV on January 25, 2026 1:28 pm

A study in pentatonic modes. Did you know there are 5 of them? I know, crazy. Can you name them all though. I'll give you a hint, none of them are called Lydian.
Also, those are just the "Diatonic" versions, there's also the Hirajoshi pentatonics, with a uniquely Japanese vibe. There's honestly quite a large number of options.
It's also maybe not quite my thing. A neat party trick perhaps. Smash the black keys for an F# major pentatonic.

Not shown here, trying the guitar amp VST from Native. It's not that useful. It's much better to have the effects baked into the recording. Maybe there's a way to loop that back into another track though. Something to look into next week.

- Spider

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this made me feel like a little bee on a flower good job

Whoa badass idea recording your entire process. That's really cool!!

Coincidentally I did an all 5 pentatonic modes exercise only two weeks ago (didn't post it to wb).

The Japanese pentatonics are nice, explored modes of those too, but I also feel the same way I feel about the pentatonics where there's not enough notes and a bit too static of a sound to smash on for an entire song, great for sections of a melody or sections of a song though, in my taste.

I liked the tone of the bass+guitar+lead, like at :45 great balance all complementing each other.

Guitar gang rise up!
Lots of fun changes. and also birds

Really fun and playful heart
This creature is boppin along

Really into your combination of guitar and chip synth lead, plus those playful sfx moments really drive the world home

twinningl00m wrote:

this made me feel like a little bee on a flower good job


I don't know if I could try to describe this any better actually, it feels exactly like I'm a bee on an adventure!
Super cool vibe!

Lasers fun day.

lovin that crunchy guitar throughout and appreciate the piano at 1:14 nice work!

You know Eb minor is my favorite key (on the piano) specifically because, Eb minor pentatonic is just the black keys... which makes if physically difficult to play a "wrong" note... like you gotta go out of your way to get the 2 or the 6, so it kinda doesn't matter what you play, it's gonna sound ok.

Neat study though, I like the breakdown/middle 8, made for a good change up.

twinningl00m wrote:

this made me feel like a little bee on a flower good job


Thanks, enjoy the dance.

FrogCity wrote:

Whoa badass idea recording your entire process. That's really cool!!

Coincidentally I did an all 5 pentatonic modes exercise only two weeks ago (didn't post it to wb).

The Japanese pentatonics are nice, explored modes of those too, but I also feel the same way I feel about the pentatonics where there's not enough notes and a bit too static of a sound to smash on for an entire song, great for sections of a melody or sections of a song though, in my taste.

I liked the tone of the bass+guitar+lead, like at :45 great balance all complementing each other.


Thank you for listening.
Shame you didn't upload, if ever there was a venue for learning new things, you're looking at it.
Recording the process is surprisingly beneficial, though it is sometimes kind of a pain.
I definitely agree on the pentatonics. A gimmick if nothing else.

BarristerPlong wrote:

Guitar gang rise up!
Lots of fun changes. and also birds


Fuck yes, guitar gang.
Chirp chirp motherfuckers.

Vivi wrote:

Really fun and playful heart
This creature is boppin along


Nice, maybe I can make you into an instrument and put you in.

Mistergoodnite wrote:

Really into your combination of guitar and chip synth lead, plus those playful sfx moments really drive the world home


It's a solid combo, it'll serve us well this year as it did the last.

in_bocca_al_lupo wrote:
twinningl00m wrote:

this made me feel like a little bee on a flower good job


I don't know if I could try to describe this any better actually, it feels exactly like I'm a bee on an adventure!
Super cool vibe!


Even the birds are enjoying it.

Kaaareeegar wrote:

Lasers fun day.


Pew pew for a good time.

Tone Matrix wrote:

lovin that crunchy guitar throughout and appreciate the piano at 1:14 nice work!


So, funny thing about the guitars. The effects on them are the exact same throughout, and that kinda doesn't feel entirely right.
Sometimes you want a different crunch in the next bite.
Also that piano was just kinda there in a track, she just wanted to make some sort of use of it. The bridge was a solid fit.

Napear wrote:

You know Eb minor is my favorite key (on the piano) specifically because, Eb minor pentatonic is just the black keys... which makes if physically difficult to play a "wrong" note... like you gotta go out of your way to get the 2 or the 6, so it kinda doesn't matter what you play, it's gonna sound ok.

Neat study though, I like the breakdown/middle 8, made for a good change up.


I'd usually go with F# major pentatonic (it maps perfectly to C major penta, but also F and G, the ones you'd learn first), but every black key has a mode.
Neither the major nor the minor are in this song though.


- Valx

This track takes us on journey. At 0:50 we get the hopeful sequence. At 1:17 we enter the cave, with a sense of mystery. At 2:05 we see the end of the tunnel. Nice track that did a speedrun through a 90s RPG videogame.

pentatonics are always great to stick to, because you can basically throw any of those notes in and their harmonies always work well in some ways. Strangely, I got a bit of the early The Stranglers vibe here, like their more proggy stuff. Very cool!

Love the contrast between organic and electronic

heck yeah!
also i accidentally had this and djippy's song playing at the same time and wow, that was pretty cool too  big_smile
also also, at first i thought this said PANTALONE DISASTER which is a whole other thing

nice rocker here  heart

Kedbreak136 wrote:

This track takes us on journey. At 0:50 we get the hopeful sequence. At 1:17 we enter the cave, with a sense of mystery. At 2:05 we see the end of the tunnel. Nice track that did a speedrun through a 90s RPG videogame.


That's the funny thing about sections, they're definitely there before, but things get a funny context when it happens.

Ashen Simian wrote:

pentatonics are always great to stick to, because you can basically throw any of those notes in and their harmonies always work well in some ways. Strangely, I got a bit of the early The Stranglers vibe here, like their more proggy stuff. Very cool!


That's only true if you stay on key, because there's no diminished chord/interval in it, so you'll never hit one.
But where's the fun in that.

Chrisfoo wrote:

Love the contrast between organic and electronic


We make only the finest cyborg music.

jwh wrote:

heck yeah!
also I accidentally had this and djippy's song playing at the same time and wow, that was pretty cool too  big_smile
also also, at first I thought this said PANTALONE DISASTER which is a whole other thing

nice rocker here  heart


Maybe we should collab some day.
Or someone can mash them together. That'll definitely not be a shit storm.

- Valx

Guitar, chiptune and birds. Can’t go wrong with that smile I like it!

very chill and fun, nice track

A good and happy time here. I'm bopping to the bop. I like Pentatonic.

i like you, i like the birdchirps and your commitment to them in every track(!), your namechanges / 100 names confuse me i don't know how someone gets along with cakewalk.

fun experiment/challenge and it inspires me to join the guitar gang for one week in the future. i don't know how to play but i should be able to do it with endless tries and edits

I'm getting some indie rock vibes like The Zombies.   Love the deep guitar

Always interesting to explore different modes.  This one has a fun feel to it and some cool sounds.

cortx wrote:

Guitar, chiptune and birds. Can’t go wrong with that smile I like it!


A tried and true combination.

b bro wrote:

very chill and fun, nice track


It's what we all need these days.

miraclemiles wrote:

A good and happy time here. I'm bopping to the bop. I like Pentatonic.


And Pentatonic likes you.

monstret wrote:

i like you, i like the birdchirps and your commitment to them in every track(!), your namechanges / 100 names confuse me i don't know how someone gets along with cakewalk.

fun experiment/challenge and it inspires me to join the guitar gang for one week in the future. i don't know how to play but i should be able to do it with endless tries and edits


Thanks man.
The name changes are due to our DID, our profile should have maybe some info, but maybe a primer at the top could help.
Cakewalk is fine, feels like any other DAW, or at least what I imagine any other DAW to feel like. Just find the buttons you need and you're halfway there; the other half is trying buttons you don't understand.

I can give you our tuning, it makes playing guitar very easy.

Disposable Planet wrote:

I'm getting some indie rock vibes like The Zombies. Love the deep guitar


Someone should ask them to join WeeklyBeats then. We can guitar each other's indie rock extra deep.

Cosmic Cairns wrote:

Always interesting to explore different modes.  This one has a fun feel to it and some cool sounds.


It can be, but also a bit overwhelming sometimes.
We'll keep the sounds.

- Valx

DESLRV wrote:


Thanks man.
The name changes are due to our DID, our profile should have maybe some info, but maybe a primer at the top could help.
Cakewalk is fine, feels like any other DAW, or at least what I imagine any other DAW to feel like. Just find the buttons you need and you're halfway there; the other half is trying buttons you don't understand.

I can give you our tuning, it makes playing guitar very easy.

sorry I missed the bio. it makes sense now.  cakewalk seems to work well for you but I thought it was discontinued. happy to get you a fresh reaper license if it stops working!

monstret wrote:
DESLRV wrote:


Thanks man.
The name changes are due to our DID, our profile should have maybe some info, but maybe a primer at the top could help.
Cakewalk is fine, feels like any other DAW, or at least what I imagine any other DAW to feel like. Just find the buttons you need and you're halfway there; the other half is trying buttons you don't understand.

I can give you our tuning, it makes playing guitar very easy.

sorry I missed the bio. it makes sense now.  cakewalk seems to work well for you but I thought it was discontinued. happy to get you a fresh reaper license if it stops working!


It's been re-re-re-re-rereleased last year. I think they got it for real this time, but I'll hit you up if it fails again.
- V

The guitar in the background was what did it for me. Great tone to warm the rest of it.

MoJoe wrote:

The guitar in the background was what did it for me. Great tone to warm the rest of it.


It's a great sound to sit around to in the cold days. Definitely don't want them to be too harsh.
- Valx

Digging those deep guitar strums, they lay a solid foundation for the track! Interested to see where your theory explorations take you this year.

levelcapybara wrote:

Digging those deep guitar strums, they lay a solid foundation for the track! Interested to see where your theory explorations take you this year.


You and me both.

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