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C - Major Pentatonic |
C - Minor Pentatonic |
C - 1st & 3rd shape |
C - shape 2, 4 & 5 |
C - diagonal shape

The Major Pentatonic

The Major Pentatonic

The major pentatonic scale (1, 2, 3, 5 and 6) contain different notes compared to the minor pentatonic scale (1, ♭3, 4, 5 and ♭7), allthough the notes differ, the exact same shapes can be used! The major pentatonic can be created by shifting the minor pentatonic three frets, see fig. 1 and 2. Please note that the scale patterns for the major pentatonic scale are fully movable, just put the first note (1st scale degree) of the scale at the note of your current key.

1.
C - Major Pentatonic
1,2,3,5,6
C,D,E,G,A
G - shape
E
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
B
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
G
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
D
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
A
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
E
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
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2.
C - Minor Pentatonic
1,♭3,4,5,♭7
C,E♭,F,G,B♭
G - shape
E
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
B
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
G
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
D
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
A
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
E
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
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3.
C - 1st & 3rd shape
1st pos. - G shape
3rd pos. - D shape
E
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
B
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
G
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
D
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
A
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
E
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
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4.
C - shape 2, 4 & 5
5th pos. - A Shape
2nd pos. - E Shape
4th pos. - C Shape
E
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
B
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
G
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
D
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
A
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
E
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
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5.
C - diagonal shape
1st Octave
2nd Octave
3rd Octave
E
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
B
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
G
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
D
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
A
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
E
3
4
♭5
5
♭6
6
♭7
7
1
♭2
2
♭3
3
4
♭5
5
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If you wonder what scale degrees are, here you can learn more about scales and intervals.

Happy playing!

The major pentatonic scale (1, 2, 3, 5 and 6) contain different notes compared to the minor pentatonic scale (1, ♭3, 4, 5 and ♭7), allthough the notes differ, the exact same shapes can be used! The major pentatonic can be created by shifting the minor pentatonic three frets, see fig. 1 and 2. Please note that the scale patterns for the major pentatonic scale are fully movable, just put the first note (1st scale degree) of the scale at the note of your current key.

1.
C - Major Pentatonic
1,2,3,5,6
C,D,E,G,A
G - shape
EADGBE
0
3
6
2
5
7
3
1
4
♭7
♭3
♭6
1
4
2
♭5
7
3
6
♭2
♭5
3
5
1
4
♭7
2
5
4
♭6
♭2
♭5
7
♭3
♭6
5
6
2
5
1
3
6
6
♭7
♭3
♭6
♭2
4
♭7
7
7
3
6
2
♭5
7
8
1
4
♭7
♭3
5
1
9
♭2
♭5
7
3
♭6
♭2
10
2
5
1
4
6
2
11
♭3
♭6
♭2
♭5
♭7
♭3
12
3
6
2
5
7
3
2.
C - Minor Pentatonic
1,♭3,4,5,♭7
C,E♭,F,G,B♭
G - shape
EADGBE
0
3
6
2
5
7
3
1
4
♭7
♭3
♭6
1
4
2
♭5
7
3
6
♭2
♭5
3
5
1
4
♭7
2
5
4
♭6
♭2
♭5
7
♭3
♭6
5
6
2
5
1
3
6
6
♭7
♭3
♭6
♭2
4
♭7
7
7
3
6
2
♭5
7
8
1
4
♭7
♭3
5
1
9
♭2
♭5
7
3
♭6
♭2
10
2
5
1
4
6
2
11
♭3
♭6
♭2
♭5
♭7
♭3
12
3
6
2
5
7
3
3.
C - 1st & 3rd shape
1st pos. - G shape
3rd pos. - D shape
EADGBE
0
3
6
2
5
7
3
1
4
♭7
♭3
♭6
1
4
2
♭5
7
3
6
♭2
♭5
3
5
1
4
♭7
2
5
4
♭6
♭2
♭5
7
♭3
♭6
5
6
2
5
1
3
6
6
♭7
♭3
♭6
♭2
4
♭7
7
7
3
6
2
♭5
7
8
1
4
♭7
♭3
5
1
9
♭2
♭5
7
3
♭6
♭2
10
2
5
1
4
6
2
11
♭3
♭6
♭2
♭5
♭7
♭3
12
3
6
2
5
7
3
13
4
♭7
♭3
♭6
1
4
14
♭5
7
3
6
♭2
♭5
15
5
1
4
♭7
2
5
4.
C - shape 2, 4 & 5
5th pos. - A Shape
2nd pos. - E Shape
4th pos. - C Shape
EADGBE
0
3
6
2
5
7
3
1
4
♭7
♭3
♭6
1
4
2
♭5
7
3
6
♭2
♭5
3
5
1
4
♭7
2
5
4
♭6
♭2
♭5
7
♭3
♭6
5
6
2
5
1
3
6
6
♭7
♭3
♭6
♭2
4
♭7
7
7
3
6
2
♭5
7
8
1
4
♭7
♭3
5
1
9
♭2
♭5
7
3
♭6
♭2
10
2
5
1
4
6
2
11
♭3
♭6
♭2
♭5
♭7
♭3
12
3
6
2
5
7
3
13
4
♭7
♭3
♭6
1
4
14
♭5
7
3
6
♭2
♭5
15
5
1
4
♭7
2
5
5.
C - diagonal shape
1st Octave
2nd Octave
3rd Octave
EADGBE
0
3
6
2
5
7
3
1
4
♭7
♭3
♭6
1
4
2
♭5
7
3
6
♭2
♭5
3
5
1
4
♭7
2
5
4
♭6
♭2
♭5
7
♭3
♭6
5
6
2
5
1
3
6
6
♭7
♭3
♭6
♭2
4
♭7
7
7
3
6
2
♭5
7
8
1
4
♭7
♭3
5
1
9
♭2
♭5
7
3
♭6
♭2
10
2
5
1
4
6
2
11
♭3
♭6
♭2
♭5
♭7
♭3
12
3
6
2
5
7
3
13
4
♭7
♭3
♭6
1
4
14
♭5
7
3
6
♭2
♭5
15
5
1
4
♭7
2
5

If you wonder what scale degrees are, here you can learn more about scales and intervals.

Happy playing!

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