Scale · Pentatonics

E major pentatonic

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Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

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Tuning

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E major pentatonic scale on the Guitar neck39 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.EF#G#BC#EF#BC#EF#G#BEF#G#BC#EG#BC#EF#G#BC#EF#G#BC#EF#G#BC#EF#123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. E1
  2. F#2
  3. G#3
  4. B5
  5. C#6

Also written as E · Gb · Ab · B · Db.

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 E major pentatonic. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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