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F major pentatonic scale on guitar

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

F major pentatonic: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteFGACD
Degree12356
Step22323

F major pentatonic on the whole neck

Every F 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".

F major pentatonic scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2A2C3D3F3G3A2C3D3F3G3A3C4D3F3G3A3C4D4F4G3A3C4D4F4G4A4C4D4F4G4A4C5D5F4G4A4C5D5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • F major pentatonic
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F major pentatonic scale, degrees, frets 0 to 151235612356123561235612356123561235612356126E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • F major pentatonic
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F major pentatonic in 5 positions

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

F major pentatonic, position 1, frets 1 to 512356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 13 notes
    F major pentatonic, position 2, frets 3 to 72356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 12 notes
      F major pentatonic, position 3, frets 7 to 105612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
        Position 3: frets 7–10, 12 notes
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        F major pentatonic, position 4, frets 8 to 125612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 12 notes
          F major pentatonic, position 5, frets 10 to 146123561235616E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 12 notes

            Triads in F major pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            1FF major arpeggio
            6DmD minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in F major pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            6Dm7Dm7 arpeggio · Dm7 drop 2 · Dm7 drop 3 · Dm7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Major pentatonic in every key

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