The C major pentatonic scale
All notes of the C major pentatonic scale: C, D, E, G, A. Five notes: the major scale without its fourth and seventh degrees. With no semitones, nothing sounds wrong.
The notes
- 1C
- 2D
- 3E
- 4G
- 5A
Steps in semitones: 2 – 2 – 3 – 2 – 3
On the keyboard
Guitar
Ukulele
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