Are all pentatonic scales the same

Pentatonic scales contain five notes, which is how it gets its name (Penta=5, tonic = tones). There is a major pentatonic scale and a minor pentatonic scale. The awesome part is that they contain the same note intervals (with differing roots), so the patterns are the same. You just need to learn a new root note.

1. Is the pentatonic scale universal?
2. What pentatonic scales are the same?
3. How many pentatonic scales are possible?

Is the pentatonic scale universal?

The pentatonic is evident in music from all types of cultures from all over the globe and is called the most universal of scales because of its ubiquity.

What pentatonic scales are the same?

C Major Pentatonic and A Minor Pentatonic are relative scales - the same thing played in a different context. In practical terms, that means the two scales are interchangeable, so with a bit of music theory knowledge, you can make a Major Pentatonic shape sound like a Minor Pentatonic Shape and vice versa.

How many pentatonic scales are possible?

How many pentatonic scales are there on a guitar? Because there are twelve notes on the guitar, for each type of Pentatonic scale there are 12 different possibilities (eg: A minor Pentatonic, Bb minor Pentatonic, etc.). There are five notes in a Pentatonic scale (Penta means five and Tonic means tones).