Musical Scale Info: C major pentatonic

Notes of this scale

C D E G A

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: Csus2 Gsus4 C Asus4 Gsus2 Dsus4 Am Dsus2 4 notes chords: C6 Am7 G6sus4 G6sus2 C6sus2 A7sus4 D7sus4 D7sus2 Higher order chords: D9sus4 C6/9 G6/9sus4 D11sus2

Chords that fit enharmonically in this scale:

Triads: Csus4 G#sus4 G#sus2 F#sus2 G#dim D#sus2 G#aug F G# Ebsus4 G#m D# Absus2 C#m Absus4 Db Ab Fsus2 Abm Ebdim Abaug 4 notes chords: D#6 D#aug7 G#m6 Emaj7 G#m(maj7) Cm7b5 G#aug(maj7) F#maj7 G#aug7 Dbdim7 G#dim7 Dm6 G#m7b5 Db7 G#maj7 Fm6 G#7 Eb6 G#m7 Em(maj7) Abm6 Higher order chords: Dbmaj9 G#m6/9 Fm11b5 G#9sus4 C#m13 G#maj9 Eb11 G#9 Dm11 G#aug9 Eaug(maj9) G#maj11 D#9 G#11 Dbm13b5 G#m11 D13 G#aug(maj9) Cm(maj13) G#m(maj9) C#dim9

Scales with same notes

A minor pentatonic C Diatonic D pentatonic neutral C Chinese Mongolian G chinese 2 D Egyptian C Mongolian

Scales enharmonically equivalent

none found

Scales wich notes are within C major pentatonic

none found

Scales where C major pentatonic is within them

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

Scales one note away from C major pentatonic

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

Charts for C major pentatonic on Guitar and Piano