Bass pentatonic scale chart

1. How many pentatonic scales are there for bass?
2. What are the 5 tones in the pentatonic scale?

How many pentatonic scales are there for bass?

These 'modes' are called pentatonic positions and there are actually five of them. Each pentatonic position starts on a different degree of the pentatonic scale. The major pentatonic is position one. The minor pentatonic is position five.

What are the 5 tones in the pentatonic scale?

The first, second, third, fifth, and sixth notes of the major scale become the five notes in the major pentatonic scale.