C major pentatonic scale

The scale of C major pentatonic has 5 Notes: Do - re - Mi - Sol - LaThat's a scale. open, cheerful and without tensions. Five notes without semitones: It's ideal for improvising about bigger chords in pop, country, Andean music and rock.

  • NotesDo - re - Mi - Sol - La
  • FormulaT - T - T ½ - T ½
  • Notes by octave5 Notes
  • RelativaA minor pentatonic

Scale of C major pentatonic Piano

DoReMiSolLaDo

Scale of C major pentatonic with guitar

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All notes from scale from 0 to 12, with tone (Do) in color. The strings range from 1 (up) to 6 (down) as on a tablature.

Fees and intervals

GradeNoteInterval from the tonic
1Dofundamental
2Resecond largest
3Mithird largest
5Solfair fifth
6La6 g

Between note and note the scale goes as follows: T - T - T ½ - T ½ (T = tone, S = semitone), T ½ = tone and half). That formula is the same in any tone: if you learn it, you can put up a scale major pentatonic from any note.

How to practice this scale

  • Touch them with a steamball with a pulse note and get up and up and about only as soon as you sound a couple.
  • He sings the name of the notes while you play them: so you train your ear and memory at once.
  • At the guitar you will learn by "boxes": five positions that are repeated along the mast. It starts with the one with the tone on the 6th string.
  • Improvises on a track or a single match: with these notes barely anything sounds "bad," so it's ideal to lose fear.

Frequently asked questions

What are the notes from the scale of Do Pentatónica mayor?

The scale of Do Pentatónica mayor has 5 notes: Do - re - Mi - Sol - La. His formula is T - T - T ½ - T ½ (T = tone, S = semitono, T ½ = tone and half).

What's the relative of Do Pentatónica mayor?

It's the minor pentatonic: they have exactly the same grades but they start at a different level. The relative minor is a third minor under them.

Do you want to understand the theory by playing?

A teacher teaches you about scales, harmony and reading applied to your instrument, in virtual or at home classes in Bogotá.