C Major Pentatonic

Guitar scale — fretboard diagram

Standard (EADGBE)
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EGACDEGACDCDEGACDEGAGACDEGACDEDEGACDEGACACDEGACDEGEGACDEGACD1357911121315171921

C Major Pentatonic Scale — Notes and Intervals

Notes: C, D, E, G, A

Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3M, 5P, 6M

Degrees: 1 2 3 4 5

Formula: W-W-WH-W-WH

Number of notes: 5

Also known as: pentatonic

The C Major Pentatonic scale contains 5 notes (C, D, E, G, A). Use the interactive fretboard above to explore this scale on Guitar with different tunings and fret ranges.

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