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A major pentatonic scale on guitar

A major pentatonic has 5 notes: A, B, C♯, E, F♯.

A major pentatonic: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteABC♯EF♯
Degree12356
Step22323

A major pentatonic on the whole neck

Every A major pentatonic note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

A major pentatonic scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F#2A2B2C#3E3F#3A2B2C#3E3F#3A3B3E3F#3A3B3C#4E4A3B3C#4E4F#4A4B3C#4E4F#4A4B4C#5E4F#4A4B4C#5E5F#56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A major pentatonic
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A major pentatonic scale, degrees, frets 0 to 1556123561235612561235123561235612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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A major pentatonic in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

A major pentatonic, position 1, frets 0 to 45612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 12 notes
    A major pentatonic, position 2, frets 2 to 66123561235616E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 12 notes
      A major pentatonic, position 3, frets 5 to 912356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 13 notes
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        A major pentatonic, position 4, frets 7 to 112356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 12 notes
          A major pentatonic, position 5, frets 11 to 145612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E41112131415
            Position 5: frets 11–14, 12 notes

            Triads in A major pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            1AA major arpeggio
            6F♯mF♯ minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in A major pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            6F♯m7F♯m7 arpeggio · F♯m7 drop 2 · F♯m7 drop 3 · F♯m7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of A major pentatonic, starting from another root.

            Major pentatonic in every key

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