C Major Pentatonic Scale
The C major pentatonic scale has five notes: C, D, E, G and A. It is the C major scale without its 4th and 7th, which removes every half step — so almost nothing sounds wrong over C major chords.
Notes
- C1
- D2
- E3
- G5
- A6
Step pattern: W – W – W+H – W – W+H (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from C |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | Root |
| 2 | D | Major 2nd |
| 3 | E | Major 3rd |
| 5 | G | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | A | Major 6th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Related scales
Practise it
- Country runCountry · moved up 5 frets into C
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