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G major pentatonic scale on guitar

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

G major pentatonic: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteGABDE
Degree12356
Step22323

G major pentatonic on the whole neck

Every G 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".

G major pentatonic scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2G2A2B2D3E3G3A2B2D3E3G3A3B3D3E3G3A3B3D4E4G3A3B3D4E4G4A4B3D4E4G4A4B4D5E4G4A4B4D5E5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • G major pentatonic
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G major pentatonic scale, degrees, frets 0 to 156123561235612356123561235612356123561235616E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • G major pentatonic
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G major pentatonic in 5 positions

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

G major pentatonic, position 1, frets 0 to 46123561235616E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 12 notes
    G major pentatonic, position 2, frets 3 to 712356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 13 notes
      G major pentatonic, position 3, frets 5 to 92356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 12 notes
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        G major pentatonic, position 4, frets 9 to 125612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
          Position 4: frets 9–12, 12 notes
          G major pentatonic, position 5, frets 10 to 145612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 12 notes

            Triads in G major pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            1GG major arpeggio
            6EmE minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in G major pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            6Em7Em7 arpeggio · Em7 drop 2 · Em7 drop 3 · Em7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Major pentatonic in every key

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