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C Major Pentatonic scale on guitar

The C Major Pentatonic scale has 5 notes: C D E G A.

Notes	C D E G A
Formula	1 2 3 5 6
Steps	W W W+H W W+H (W whole step, H half step)

C Major Pentatonic scale on the first 15 frets in standard tuning, thin e string on top. Highlighted circles mark the root, C.

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About the Major Pentatonic scale

The major pentatonic is a five note scale with a bright, open sound used in country, folk, pop and rock solos. More about the Major Pentatonic scale.

Notes of the C Major Pentatonic scale

Degree	Interval	Note
1	Root	C
2	Major 2nd	D
3	Major 3rd	E
5	Perfect 5th	G
6	Major 6th	A

Same notes, another starting note

Start the C Major Pentatonic scale on another of its notes and you get these scales:

From degree 2 (D): D Egyptian scale
From degree 5 (G): G Yo Scale
From degree 6 (A): A Minor Pentatonic scale

Major Pentatonic scale in other keys