Pentatonic Scales

Penta is the Greek root word for five. So a pentatonic scale consists of only 5 different notes. While there are many possibilities for arranging 5 different notes to create a scale, we are going to look at the 2 most common. They are major pentatonic, and minor pentatonic.

In order to fully understand how pentatonic scales are constructed, you should have an understanding of how to construct basic 7 note major and minor scales. Because pentatonic scales are derived from them.

Below is a basic review of major and minor scales.

MAJOR PENTATONIC

Major Pentatonic (clik it)

Minor Pentatonic (clik it)

Relative Major and Minor (clik it)