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Aliases: A major pentatonic

A pentatonic Scale

Below you can find guitar and piano scale diagrams, notes, intervals, formulas, and chords

Audible Example

What does a A pentatonic scale sound like?

A pentatonic scale

Piano Fingering

How do you play the A pentatonic scale on the piano?

Notes:

A
B
C#
E
F#

Intervals:

1P
2M
3M
5P
6M

Guitar Fingering

How do you play the A pentatonic scale on the guitar?

Notes:

E
B
G
D
A
E
F#
C#
A
E
B
F#
B
F#
C#
A
E
A
C#
B
F#
A
E
B
C#
E
B
F#
C#
A
F#
C#
E
B
A
E

Intervals:

5P
2M
G
D
1P
5P
6M
3M
1P
5P
2M
6M
2M
6M
3M
1P
5P
1P
3M
2M
6M
1P
5P
2M
3M
5P
2M
6M
3M
1P
6M
3M
5P
2M
1P
5P
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Notes

What notes are in the A pentatonic scale

A - B - C# - E - F#

Formula

What is the formula for the A pentatonic scale

2M - 2M - 3m - 2M - 3m

Intervals

What intervals are in the A pentatonic scale

Root Note

Major 2nd

Major 3rd

Perfect 5th

Major 6th