Description of the major pentatonic scale A major pentatonic scale consists of 5 different notes. They are the notes :
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.)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Bb - C - D - F - G - Bb F major pentatonic (Down - Up - Top) F - G - A - C - D - F (five white keys on the keyboard)
F - G - A - C - D - F
(five white keys on the keyboard)