F Major Pentatonic Scale

F major pentatonic

Notes

F · G · A · C · D

Intervals

  • RootF (1P)
  • Major 2ndG (2M)
  • Major 3rdA (3M)
  • Perfect 5thC (5P)
  • Major 6thD (6M)

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912FGACDCDFGAGACDFGDFGACDACDFGAFGACD
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Pentatonic box shapes

EBGDAE357912FGACDCDFGAGACDFGDFGACDACDFGAFGACD

F Major Pentatonic shares these box grips with D Minor Pentatonic.

Box positions
Box 2open · frets 0–3
EBGDAE3FGCDGADFACFG
Box 3frets 2–6
EBGDAE357GADFACDFGACDGA
Box 4frets 5–8
EBGDAE579ACFGCDGADFAC
Box 5frets 7–10
EBGDAE79CDGADFACFGCD
Box 1frets 10–13
EBGDAE121314DFACFGACDGADF

Diagrams

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

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