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E major pentatonic scale on guitar

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

E major pentatonic: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteEF♯G♯BC♯
Degree12356
Step22323

E major pentatonic on the whole neck

Every E 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".

E major pentatonic scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F#2G#2B2C#3E3F#3B2C#3E3F#3G#3B3E3F#3G#3B3C#4E4G#3B3C#4E4F#4G#4B3C#4E4F#4G#4B4C#5E4F#4G#4B4C#5E5F#56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • E major pentatonic
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E major pentatonic scale, degrees, frets 0 to 151235612561235123561356123561235612356126E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • E major pentatonic
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E major pentatonic in 5 positions

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

E major pentatonic, position 1, frets 0 to 412356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 13 notes
    E major pentatonic, position 2, frets 2 to 62356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 12 notes
      E major pentatonic, position 3, frets 6 to 95612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–9, 12 notes
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        E major pentatonic, position 4, frets 7 to 115612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 12 notes
          E major pentatonic, position 5, frets 9 to 136123561235616E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
            Position 5: frets 9–13, 12 notes

            Triads in E major pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            1EE major arpeggio
            6C♯mC♯ minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in E major pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            6C♯m7C♯m7 arpeggio · C♯m7 drop 2 · C♯m7 drop 3 · C♯m7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Major pentatonic in every key

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