G Major Pentatonic Scale

G major pentatonic

Notes

G · A · B · D · E

Intervals

  • RootG (1P)
  • Major 2ndA (2M)
  • Major 3rdB (3M)
  • Perfect 5thD (5P)
  • Major 6thE (6M)

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912EGABDEBDEGABGABDEGDEGABDABDEGAEGABDE
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Pentatonic box shapes

EBGDAE357912EGABDEBDEGABGABDEGDEGABDABDEGAEGABDE

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

Box positions
Box 1open · frets 0–3
EBGDAE3EGBDGABDEABEG
Box 2frets 2–5
EBGDAE35GADEABEGBDGA
Box 3frets 4–8
EBGDAE579ABEGBDEGABDEAB
Box 4frets 7–10
EBGDAE79BDGADEABEGBD
Box 5frets 9–12
EBGDAE91213DEABEGBDGADE

Diagrams

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

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