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For example, the C major scale is C-D-E-F-G-A-B. To form the C Major pentatonic scale, you would take the 1 = C, 2 = D, 3 = E, 5 = G, 6 = A. To form the C minor pentatonic scale, you would take the 1 = C, b3 = Eb, 4 = F, 5 = G, b7 = Bb.
- What are the five notes of the pentatonic scale?
- How many pentatonic scales are possible?
- How do pentatonic scales work?
What are the five notes of the pentatonic scale?
The first, second, third, fifth, and sixth notes of the major scale become the five notes in the major pentatonic scale.
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).
How do pentatonic scales work?
The concept is very simple: the major pentatonic scale is a collection of notes from the major scale. We know that the major scale has 7 notes. The pentatonic scale chose 5 of these notes and created another scale. When the major scale stops having 7 notes and starts to have 5, it gets the name of Penta.
