A Major Pentatonic scale
Five-note major scale. Great for country, folk, and rock.
5 notes · Standard tuning
Root (A)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
A
R
B
2
C#
3
E
5
F#
6
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the A Major Pentatonic scale across the neck.
Major Pentatonic in other keys
About the A Major Pentatonic scale
The A Major Pentatonic scale contains the notes A, B, C#, E, F#. It is a 5-note scale with intervals: R – 2 – 3 – 5 – 6. The diagram above shows all positions of the A Major Pentatonic scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (A); outlined dots are other scale tones.