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# E major pentatonic scale on guitar

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

| Note | E | F♯ | G♯ | B | C♯ |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Degree | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Step | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |

## 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 Note names

E major pentatonic Degrees

## 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.

Position 1: frets 0–4, 13 notes

Position 2: frets 2–6, 12 notes

Position 3: frets 6–9, 12 notes

Position 4: frets 7–11, 12 notes

Position 5: frets 9–13, 12 notes

## Triads in E major pentatonic

| Degree | Chord | Pages |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | E | [E major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-major) |
| 6 | C♯m | [C♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-minor) |

## Seventh chords in E major pentatonic

| Degree | Chord | Pages |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6 | C♯m7 | [C♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-m7) · [C♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2) · [C♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-3) · [C♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) |

## Same notes, other names

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

- [C♯ minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-minor-pentatonic)

## Major pentatonic in every key

- [C major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major-pentatonic)
- [D♭ major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-major-pentatonic)
- [D major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-major-pentatonic)
- [E♭ major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-major-pentatonic)
- E major pentatonic
- [F major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-major-pentatonic)
- [F♯ major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-major-pentatonic)
- [G major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-major-pentatonic)
- [A♭ major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-major-pentatonic)
- [A major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-major-pentatonic)
- [B♭ major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-major-pentatonic)
- [B major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-major-pentatonic)

## Practice it in Practice Lab

Practice E major pentatonic in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account.

[Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-major-pentatonic:4:ladder:p1)
