The major pentatonic scale is the same as the major scale but with five notes rather than seven. The 4th and 7th notes are emitted from the major scale to create the major pentatonic scale.
The major pentatonic scale is the same as the major scale but with only five notes rather than seven. The 4th and 7th notes are emitted from the major scale to create the major pentatonic scale.
Major Pentatonic Scale Diagram
C Major Pentatonic Scale in TAB
Major pentatonic/ minor pentatonic relations
The real trick here is understanding that both use the same shape on the fretboard, but we start on the little finger for the Major Pentatonic, rather than finger 1. This is the main thing to keep in mind to play both scales correctly.
Notes wise, the major pentatonic has 5 notes, the full major scale has these same notes plus 2 extra, making it a 7 note scale. The 8th note of the full major scale is the octave where the scale simply repeats the same note names again but at a higher pitch.
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