Musical Scale Info: A major pentatonic

Notes of this scale

A B C# E F#

Interval structure of this scale

W W W+H W W+H (W: Whole tone, H: half tone)

Scale structure

1 2 3 5 6

Chords that fit formally in this scale:

Triads: F#m Esus2 Bsus4 Asus2 Bsus2 Esus4 A F#sus4 4 notes chords: F#m7 A6 E6sus4 E6sus2 A6sus2 B7sus4 B7sus2 F#7sus4 Higher order chords: A6/9 B9sus4 E6/9sus4 B11sus2

Chords that fit enharmonically in this scale:

Triads: Csus2 G#sus2 G#sus4 F#dim G#dim Dsus2 G# C#sus4 G#m D#sus2 G#aug D#aug Absus2 C# Absus4 Db Abm Fdim Abaug Ebaug Abdim 4 notes chords: Fm7b5 D7 G#aug7 E7 G#m(maj7) C#m7b5 G#dim7 F6 G#maj7 Dbm7 G#7 Cdim7 G#m7 C#m6 G#m7b5 F#7 G#6 D#m6 G#m6 Ebaug(maj7) Ab6 Higher order chords: Dbaug(maj9) G#m9 F13 G#m9b5 C#m11b5 G#dim9 Ebmaj9 G#m(maj9) Dm9 G#9 Em13b5 G#maj9 D#aug13 G#6/9 Dbaug(maj11) G#m6/9 D11 Gdim11 Caug11 Gm(maj11) C#13

Scales with same notes

A Diatonic F# minor pentatonic B pentatonic neutral B Egyptian A Chinese Mongolian E chinese 2 A Mongolian

Scales enharmonically equivalent

Gb minor pentatonic

Scales wich notes are within A major pentatonic

none found

Scales where A major pentatonic is within them

A major E melodic minor A major blues F# natural minor F# pentatonic blues F# Blues C# natural minor B natural minor E major D major G# locrian G# phrygian B aeolian A ionian F# dorian F# aeolian C# phrygian C# aeolian C# locrian D lydian F# phrygian A lydian A mixolydian D# locrian D ionian B dorian E mixolydian G lydian E dorian E ionian B mixolydian G augmented lydian A lydian b7 B mixolydian b6 F# Dorian b2 C# locrian 2 C# locrian #2 A bebop dominant A bebop minor A bebop major D bebop dominant D bebop major B Dominant 7th B bebop dominant A Overtone B bebop minor A Dominant 7th E bebop major E bebop dominant F# bebop minor E Dominant 7th E bebop minor D# Diminished Whole Tone D# Altered F# Neopolitan Minor F# Moorish Phrygian B Hindu G ichikosucho E ichikosucho G# Neopolitan Minor C# Neopolitan Minor A ichikosucho D ichikosucho

Scales one note away from A major pentatonic

B minor pentatonic B dominant pentatonic C# minor pentatonic F# pentatonic neutral A dominant pentatonic E pentatonic neutral E Diatonic D major pentatonic E major pentatonic D Diatonic A chinese 2 A Kumoi B chinese 2 F# Egyptian B Japanese (in sen) E Mongolian D Mongolian D Chinese Mongolian E Chinese Mongolian E Egyptian F# Japanese (in sen) E Kumoi F# Pelog 2

Charts for A major pentatonic on Guitar and Piano