Jazz Scales MAJOR PENTATONIC SCALE Description Major pentatonic scale C | C# = Db | D | Eb | E | F | F# = Gb | G | Ab | A | Bb | B SCALES major pentatonic minor pentatonic blues scale major scale natural minor harmonic minor melodic minor CHORDS triad chords 7th chord qualities scale-tone chords IIm7 - V7 - Imaj7 progression IIø - V7 - Imin progression Key signatures Improvisation Studio

Description of the major pentatonic scale

A major pentatonic scale consists of 5 different notes.
They are the notes :

This eliminates the two semitones present in the major scale. (In the C scale between E and F, and between B and C.)

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Here are the major pentatonic scales in all 12 keys listed in Circle of Fifths order.

C major pentatonic C - D - E - G - A - C (five white keys on the keyboard) G major pentatonic G - A - B - D - E - G (five white keys on the keyboard) D major pentatonic (Down - Up - Top) D - E - F# - A - B - D A major pentatonic A - B - C# - E - F# - A E major pentatonic E - F# - G# - B - C# - E B major pentatonic (Down - Up - Top) B - C# - D# - F# - G# - B F# and Gb major pentatonic scales F# - G# - A# - C# - D# - F# Gb - Ab - Bb - Db - Eb - Gb (all five black keys on the keyboard) Db and C# major pentatonic scales Db - Eb - F - Ab - Bb - Db C# - D# - E# (=F) - G# - A# - C# Ab major pentatonic (Down - Up - Top) Ab - Bb - C - Eb - F - Ab Eb major pentatonic Eb - F - G - Bb - C - Eb Bb major pentatonic Bb - C - D - F - G - Bb F major pentatonic (Down - Up - Top) F - G - A - C - D - F (five white keys on the keyboard)

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