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Major pentatonic scale on banjo
The major scale without its 4th and 7th: sweet and open. Country, pop and Southern rock solos live here; its boxes are the minor pentatonic's, moved down three frets. Its intervals are 1 2 3 5 6, its steps W W W+H W W+H. Pick a key to see it on the whole neck, learn it position by position and hear it.
| Key | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C major pentatonic | C | D | E | G | A |
| D♭ major pentatonic | D♭ | E♭ | F | A♭ | B♭ |
| D major pentatonic | D | E | F♯ | A | B |
| E♭ major pentatonic | E♭ | F | G | B♭ | C |
| E major pentatonic | E | F♯ | G♯ | B | C♯ |
| F major pentatonic | F | G | A | C | D |
| F♯ major pentatonic | F♯ | G♯ | A♯ | C♯ | D♯ |
| G major pentatonic | G | A | B | D | E |
| A♭ major pentatonic | A♭ | B♭ | C | E♭ | F |
| A major pentatonic | A | B | C♯ | E | F♯ |
| B♭ major pentatonic | B♭ | C | D | F | G |
| B major pentatonic | B | C♯ | D♯ | F♯ | G♯ |
Other scales
MajorMinorMinor pentatonicBluesDorianMixolydianLydianPhrygianHarmonic minorMelodic minorPhrygian dominant
Every scale on one page: banjo scales. The major pentatonic scale on guitar, bass, ukulele and mandolin.