From Minor to Major...Same Pentatonic?

[Blamm]

Though I'm still going through the book and DVDs, I already find myself thinking differently about my writing. While trying to work out a progression for a tune in my head, I seem to be using E minor for the verses and G major for the chorus. (It gives a good contrast...makes the chorus pop as it becomes "brighter".) Now that I've been learning the pentatonic scales, this seems to make some sense...but I was wondering if this is a legit technique and if you have any examples of songs that switch between major and minor keys while still within the same pentatonic scale.

Thanks!

[DesiSerna]

Anything is a legit trick, but some tricks are more common than others. The relationship between Em and G is called relative minor and switching between the relative minor and relative major is extremely common. You hear this done in "Mr. Jones" by The Counting Crows and "Heart of Gold" by Neil Young just to name a few..