A major pentatonic scale

The scale of A major pentatonic has 5 Notes: La - Si - Do por - Mi - Fa porThat'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.

  • NotesLa - Si - Do por - Mi - Fa por
  • FormulaT - T - T ½ - T ½
  • Notes by octave5 Notes
  • RelativaF♯ minor pentatonic

Scale of A major pentatonic Piano

LaSiMiLaDo♯Fa♯

Scale of A major pentatonic with guitar

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

Fees and intervals

GradeNoteInterval from the tonic
1Lafundamental
2Sisecond largest
3Do♯third largest
5Mifair fifth
6Fa♯6 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 The Major Pentatonic?

The scale of The Mem Pentatonic has 5 notes: The - Si - Do-Mi - Fa. His formula is T - T - T ½ - T ½ (T = tone, S = semitono, T ½ = tone and half).

What's the relative of The Major Pentatonic?

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

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.