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Pentatonic

A Major Pentatonic

NOTES
A B Cā™Æ E Fā™Æ A
SCALE FORMULA
1 ā€“ 2 ā€“ 3 ā€“ 5 ā€“ 6
ABOUT THIS SCALE

A five-note major scale with a smooth, open sound commonly heard in country, rock, pop and blues.

GUITAR FRETBOARD

A Major Pentatonic

Standard tuning ā€” E A D G B E ā€” open through fret 24.

Scale note Root Click any note to hear it.
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Playback: The scale follows a practical two-octave route across nearby strings and frets. The note currently sounding turns bright white.
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Chord progression ideas

Key of A

Country / Rock

I ā€“ IV ā€“ V ā€“ I
A ā†’ D ā†’ E ā†’ A

A natural home for major pentatonic. Excellent for country, classic rock and melodic lead playing.

Open Major Jam

I ā€“ V ā€“ IV ā€“ I
A ā†’ E ā†’ D ā†’ A

A simple open-sounding progression that gives the five-note scale plenty of room.