A Major Pentatonic scale — Position 4

Fret 8 position · Standard tuning

Five-note major scale. Great for country, folk, and rock.

8frEADGBe
Root (A)
Scale tone

Notes in this position

ABC#EF#

All 5 positions

A Major Pentatonic scale position 4 — video lessons

About this position

This diagram shows Position 4 of the A Major Pentatonic scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 8 position. The notes available in this position are A, B, C#, E, F#. Root notes (A) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The A Major Pentatonic scale has 5 notes with intervals 0–2–4–7–9 semitones.

A in other scales