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https://www.piano-keyboard-guide.com/pentatonic-scale.html

The above website shows you what the notes are for the major and minor pentatonic five note scales, and how to find these notes. It focuses on pentatonic scales for piano, but you can use this information for writing and playing music on different musical instruments too. πŸ™‚πŸ‘

Information from the website:

The major and minor pentatonic five note scales are very important in writing music as they help music sound great easily whether you’re writing rock, blues, jazz, country, or pop music. πŸ™‚

Interesting facts I didn’t know until I read the website: Pentatonic scales are often used in Chinese and Mongolian music.


PENTATONIC MAJOR AND MINOR SCALES. WHICH NOTES AND INTERVALS TO PLAY.

Pentatonic major scales: play the first, second, third, fifth and sixth notes on the major heptatonic seven note scale.

Pentatonic minor scales: play the first, third, fourth, fifth and seventh notes of the natural minor seven note scale.

PENTATONIC MAJOR SCALES - SEMITONES:
Pentatonic major scales in semitones are: 2, 2, 3, 2 and 3.

Two - two - three - two and three.

PENTATONIC MAJOR SCALES:
Pentatonic D major scale: D, E, F sharp, A, B.

Pentatonic E major scale: E, F sharp, G sharp, B, C sharp.




PENTATONIC MINOR SCALES SEMITONES:
Pentatonic minor scales in semitones are: 3, 2, 2, 3 and 2.

Three - two - two - three and two.

G FLAT MAJOR AND E FLAT MINOR PENTATONIC SCALES:
If you just play the black piano keys on your piano, those notes belong to the G flat major pentatonic scale and the E flat minor pentatonic scale.


PENTATONIC SCALES FOR C MINOR AND A MINOR:
Pentatonic C Minor scale: C, E flat, F, G, B flat.

Pentatonic A minor scale: A, C, D, E, G.


Feel free to correct me politely if the information is incorrect. πŸ™‚

Date: 2019-02-16 06:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ragnarok-08.livejournal.com
That's very interesting!!

Date: 2019-02-16 07:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sunlit-music.livejournal.com
Thanks, I’m glad you found this information helpful! πŸ™‚πŸ˜Š

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