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C Pentatonic Major Scale on Guitar in Standard Tuning
The C Pentatonic Major scale consists of the following sounds: C, D, E, G, A. The intervals present in the scale are: unison, major second, major third, perfect fifth, major sixth. In terms of semitone steps, the scale is built using the following sequence: root, whole step, whole step, whole and half step, whole step.
| Scale information | |||||
| Scale sounds | C | D | E | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scale intervals | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Steps | R | W | W | W+H | W |
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C Pentatonic Major Scale Harmonization
| Chords in scale | |||||
| Diatonic chords | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Function name | Tonic | Supertonic | Mediant | Dominant | Submediant |
| Diatonic sounds | C E A | D G C | E A D | G C E | A D G |
| Diatonic intervals | 1 3 6 | 1 4 ♭7 | 1 4 ♭7 | 1 4 6 | 1 4 ♭7 |
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C Pentatonic Major Scale in Alternative Tunings
- C Pentatonic Major Scale – Drop D Tuning
- C Pentatonic Major Scale – DADGAD Tuning
- C Pentatonic Major Scale – Half Step Down Tuning
- C Pentatonic Major Scale – Full Step Down Tuning
- C Pentatonic Major Scale – Half Step Up Tuning
- C Pentatonic Major Scale – Open C Tuning
- C Pentatonic Major Scale – Open D Tuning
- C Pentatonic Major Scale – Open E Tuning
- C Pentatonic Major Scale – Open F Tuning
- C Pentatonic Major Scale – Open G Tuning
- C Pentatonic Major Scale – Open A Tuning
- C Pentatonic Major Scale – Drop C# Tuning
- C Pentatonic Major Scale – Drop C Tuning
- C Pentatonic Major Scale – Drop B Tuning
- C Pentatonic Major Scale – Drop A Tuning