Major Pentatonic scales on Guitar
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Major pentatonic keeps degrees 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 of major. Omitting the fourth and seventh removes its semitone steps and leaves five notes for melodic exploration.
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Sharp and flat names can identify the same root pitch. Each link uses a spelling suited to this scale, preserving its degrees.
- C major pentatonicC · D · E · G · A
- D♭ major pentatonicD♭ · E♭ · F · A♭ · B♭
- D major pentatonicD · E · F♯ · A · B
- E♭ major pentatonicE♭ · F · G · B♭ · C
- E major pentatonicE · F♯ · G♯ · B · C♯
- F major pentatonicF · G · A · C · D
- F♯ major pentatonicF♯ · G♯ · A♯ · C♯ · D♯
- G major pentatonicG · A · B · D · E
- A♭ major pentatonicA♭ · B♭ · C · E♭ · F
- A major pentatonicA · B · C♯ · E · F♯
- B♭ major pentatonicB♭ · C · D · F · G
- B major pentatonicB · C♯ · D♯ · F♯ · G♯
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