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C major pentatonic scale on guitar

C major pentatonic has 5 notes: C, D, E, G, A.

C major pentatonic: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteCDEGA
Degree12356
Step22323

C major pentatonic on the whole neck

Every C 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".

C major pentatonic scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2G2A2C3D3E3G3A2C3D3E3G3A3C4D3E3G3A3C4D4E4G3A3C4D4E4G4A4C4D4E4G4A4C5D5E4G4A4C5D5E5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • C major pentatonic
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C major pentatonic scale, degrees, frets 0 to 153561235612356123561235612356123561235612356E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • C major pentatonic
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C major pentatonic in 5 positions

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

C major pentatonic, position 1, frets 2 to 55612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E423456
    Position 1: frets 2–5, 12 notes
    C major pentatonic, position 2, frets 3 to 75612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 12 notes
      C major pentatonic, position 3, frets 5 to 96123561235616E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 12 notes
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        C major pentatonic, position 4, frets 8 to 1212356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 13 notes
          C major pentatonic, position 5, frets 10 to 142356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 12 notes

            Triads in C major pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            1CC major arpeggio
            6AmA minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in C major pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            6Am7Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Major pentatonic in every key

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