E Major Pentatonic Scale

E major pentatonic

Notes

E · F♯ · G♯ · B · C♯

Intervals

  • RootE (1P)
  • Major 2ndF♯ (2M)
  • Major 3rdG♯ (3M)
  • Perfect 5thB (5P)
  • Major 6thC♯ (6M)

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912EF♯G♯BC♯EBC♯EF♯G♯BG♯BC♯EF♯EF♯G♯BC♯BC♯EF♯G♯EF♯G♯BC♯E
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Pentatonic box shapes

EBGDAE357912EF♯G♯BC♯EBC♯EF♯G♯BG♯BC♯EF♯EF♯G♯BC♯BC♯EF♯G♯EF♯G♯BC♯E

E Major Pentatonic shares these box grips with Db Minor Pentatonic.

Box positions
Box 3frets 1–5
EBGDAE35EF♯G♯BC♯EG♯BC♯EF♯G♯BC♯EF♯G♯
Box 4frets 4–7
EBGDAE57G♯BEF♯BC♯F♯G♯C♯EG♯B
Box 5frets 6–9
EBGDAE79BC♯F♯G♯C♯EG♯BEF♯BC♯
Box 1frets 9–12
EBGDAE91213C♯EG♯BEF♯G♯BC♯F♯G♯C♯E
Box 2frets 11–14
EBGDAE12131415EF♯BC♯F♯G♯C♯EG♯BEF♯

Diagrams

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

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