A major pentatonic scale

5 notes · no 4th or 7th

Major without the 4th and 7th.

Key
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B
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The notes of A major pentatonic

A
1
B
2
C#
3
E
5
F#
6
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Chords from A major pentatonic

Every other note here is not a third apart, so it builds no chords. Play it over the ones below.

What to play A major pentatonic over

Chords on A made only of these notes.

A6Aadd9A69AAsus2A5

Other modes on A

A minor pentatonic2→♭33→46→♭7

Midi Settings

7.5
Play Style
One pass of the pick from the lowest string up, everything left ringing.
Instrument
350
150

Style

Shows each chord the way this style would voice it, and marks which of its alternatives belong to the idiom.

Layout

Left Handed Mode