Scale · Pentatonics

A major pentatonic

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Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

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A major pentatonic scale on the Guitar neck40 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.EF#ABC#EF#ABC#EF#ABEF#ABC#EABC#EF#ABC#EF#ABC#EF#ABC#EF#123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. A1
  2. B2
  3. C#3
  4. E5
  5. F#6

Also written as A · B · Db · E · Gb.

Formula

A 5-note scale — the distances are in the degrees.

Degrees

1 · 2 · 3 · 5 · 6

Chords in the scale

Triads that fit entirely inside A major pentatonic. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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