Guitar UpscaleEgyptian (Suspended Pentatonic) scale on guitar
The Egyptian scale is a five note scale without a third: root, 2nd, 4th, 5th and flat 7th.
| Notes in A | A B D E G |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 2 4 5 b7 |
| Steps | W W+H W W+H W (W whole step, H half step) |
| Note count | 5 |
| Style in the app | Various Exotic, scale "Egyptian / Harmonic" |
Play the A Egyptian scale on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Egyptian (Suspended Pentatonic) scale
It is the major pentatonic started from its 2nd, also called the suspended pentatonic.
With no 3rd, it fits both major and minor chords. It sounds open and ancient.
Play it over 7sus4 chords and over power chords.
Intervals from the root
| Degree | Interval | Semitones | In A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | 0 | A |
| 2 | Major 2nd | 2 | B |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | 5 | D |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | 7 | E |
| b7 | Minor 7th | 10 | G |
Same notes, another starting note
Start the A Egyptian scale on another of its notes and you get these scales:
- From degree 4 (D): D Yo Scale
- From degree 5 (E): E Minor Pentatonic scale
- From degree b7 (G): G Major Pentatonic scale
Egyptian scale in every key
| Key | Notes | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| C | C D F G Bb | Open |
| C# | C# D# F# G# B | Open |
| D | D E G A C | Open |
| Eb | Eb F Ab Bb Db | Open |
| E | E F# A B D | Open |
| F | F G Bb C Eb | Open |
| F# | F# G# B C# E | Open |
| G | G A C D F | Open |
| G# | G# A# C# D# F# | Open |
| A | A B D E G | Open |
| Bb | Bb C Eb F Ab | Open |
| B | B C# E F# A | Open |