C major pentatonic scale
C D E G A·Tap a note to hear it
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Scale guide
The C major pentatonic scale
The major pentatonic drops the 4th and 7th from the major scale, which removes both half steps. With no notes that clash, it is hard to hit a wrong note, so it is a common first scale for soloing in country, pop and rock.
Its relative minor is A minor pentatonic, which uses the same notes starting from A.
- Notes
- CDEGA
- Formula
- 1 2 3 5 6
- Steps
- W W W+H W W+H
- W is two frets, H is one fret
Chords in C major
The C major pentatonic scale works over the chords of C major.