C Major Pentatonic Scale

C major pentatonic

Notes

C · D · E · G · A

Intervals

  • RootC (1P)
  • Major 2ndD (2M)
  • Major 3rdE (3M)
  • Perfect 5thG (5P)
  • Major 6thA (6M)

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912EGACDECDEGAGACDEGDEGACDACDEGAEGACDE
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Pentatonic box shapes

EBGDAE357912EGACDECDEGAGACDEGDEGACDACDEGAEGACDE

C Major Pentatonic shares these box grips with A Minor Pentatonic.

Box positions
Box 4open · frets 0–3
EBGDAE3EGCDGADEACEG
Box 5frets 2–5
EBGDAE35GADEACEGCDGA
Box 1frets 5–8
EBGDAE579ACEGCDEGADEAC
Box 2frets 7–10
EBGDAE79CDGADEACEGCD
Box 3frets 9–13
EBGDAE9121314DEACEGACDEGADE

Diagrams

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

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