Major pentatonic scale shapes

1. What are the 5 shapes of the pentatonic scale?
2. What are the 5 positions of the major pentatonic scale?
3. How many shapes of pentatonic scale are there on guitar?
4. How many patterns are in a pentatonic scale?

What are the 5 shapes of the pentatonic scale?

The 5 Major Pentatonic Scale Shapes – Positions

• SHAPE NAMES. Each shape has it's own shape-name C, A, G, E and D, derived from the C-A-G-E-D system. ...
• ROOT NOTES. In the scale diagrams below the red dots indicate the root notes and the green dots indicate the remainder chord tones.
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What are the 5 positions of the major pentatonic scale?

The five notes of the major pentatonic scale are the root, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th intervals of the major scale (the 4th and 7th scale degrees are left out).

How many shapes of pentatonic scale are there on guitar?

Minor. Once you know the five major pentatonic scale shapes, you automatically know the five minor pentatonic scale shapes. It all relates back to the major scale.

How many patterns are in a pentatonic scale?

These are the five CAGED box patterns for the Major Pentatonic Scale. Can you pick out the major chords associated with the forms? You'll notice that all the chord tones are there!