A Major Pentatonic Scale

A major pentatonic

Notes

A · B · C♯ · E · F♯

Intervals

  • RootA (1P)
  • Major 2ndB (2M)
  • Major 3rdC♯ (3M)
  • Perfect 5thE (5P)
  • Major 6thF♯ (6M)

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912EF♯ABC♯EBC♯EF♯ABABC♯EF♯EF♯ABC♯ABC♯EF♯AEF♯ABC♯E
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Pentatonic box shapes

EBGDAE357912EF♯ABC♯EBC♯EF♯ABABC♯EF♯EF♯ABC♯ABC♯EF♯AEF♯ABC♯E

A Major Pentatonic shares these box grips with F# Minor Pentatonic.

Box positions
Box 1frets 2–5
EBGDAE35F♯AC♯EABC♯EF♯BC♯F♯A
Box 2frets 4–7
EBGDAE57ABEF♯BC♯F♯AC♯EAB
Box 3frets 6–10
EBGDAE79BC♯F♯AC♯EF♯ABC♯EF♯BC♯
Box 4frets 9–12
EBGDAE91213C♯EABEF♯BC♯F♯AC♯E
Box 5frets 11–14
EBGDAE12131415EF♯BC♯F♯AC♯EABEF♯

Diagrams

A Major Pentatonic Scale fretboard charts — tap any diagram to open it full size to save or print.

A Major Pentatonic Scale — notes A, B, C#, E, F# shown across the full guitar fretboard, frets 0 to 12.
Whole neck — frets 0–12
A Major Pentatonic Scale — five pentatonic box positions shown as fretboard neck slices.
Five pentatonic box positions