Scale · Pentatonics

G# major pentatonic

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Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

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Tuning

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G# major pentatonic scale on the Guitar neck39 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.FG#A#CD#FA#CD#FG#A#CD#FG#A#CD#FG#A#CD#FG#A#CD#FG#A#CFG#A#CD#F123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. G#1
  2. A#2
  3. C3
  4. D#5
  5. F6

Also written as Ab · Bb · C · Eb · F.

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

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