The One ThingPractising the Theory for Progressive and Jazz Guitarists

G major pentatonic scale

G A B D E

Formula: 1 2 3 5 6

The major scale without its 4th and 7th. With no semitones left, no note clashes with the major chord.

On the neck, frets 0 to 12

The 1st string (high e) is at the top, as in the app. The root is filled.

The major pentatonic scale in other keys

• C major pentatonic scale
• D♭ major pentatonic scale
• D major pentatonic scale
• E♭ major pentatonic scale
• E major pentatonic scale
• F major pentatonic scale
• G♭ major pentatonic scale
• G major pentatonic scale
• A♭ major pentatonic scale
• A major pentatonic scale
• B♭ major pentatonic scale
• B major pentatonic scale