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Pentatonic Scale

A Major Pentatonic

5-note major scale without 4th or 7th. Universal, tension-free, folk and pop.

Notes in A Major Pentatonic

A1
B2
C#3
E4
F#5
A8

Chords in A Major Pentatonic

5 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iA?A – C# – F#—
iiB?B – E – A—
iiiC#?C# – F# – B—
ivE?E – A – C#—
vF#?F# – B – E—

Other Scales in A

MajorA, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#Natural MinorA, B, C, D, E, F, GHarmonic MinorA, B, C, D, E, F, G#Melodic MinorA, B, C, D, E, F#, G#DorianA, B, C, D, E, F#, GPhrygianA, A#, C, D, E, F, GLydianA, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#MixolydianA, B, C#, D, E, F#, GLocrianA, A#, C, D, D#, F, GMinor PentatonicA, C, D, E, GBluesA, C, D, D#, E, GWhole ToneA, B, C#, D#, F, GDiminished (H-W)A, A#, C, C#, D#, E, F#, GDiminished (W-H)A, B, C, D, D#, F, F#, G#Phrygian DominantA, A#, C#, D, E, F, GHungarian MinorA, B, C, D#, E, F, G#Lydian DominantA, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G

Major Pentatonic in All 12 Keys

CC D E G AC#D♭Db Eb F Ab BbDD E F# A BD#E♭Eb F G Bb CEE F# G# B C#FF G A C DF#G♭F# G# A# C# D#GG A B D EG#A♭Ab Bb C Eb FAA B C# E F#A#B♭Bb C D F GBB C# D# F# G#

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Major Pentatonic scale by ear →Play A Major PentatonicHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in A Major Pentatonic

The A major pentatonic scale contains the notes A, B, C#, E, F#. 5-note major scale without 4th or 7th. Universal, tension-free, folk and pop.

The diatonic chords in A major pentatonic are A? (i), B? (ii), C#? (iii), E? (iv), F#? (v). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the A major pentatonic scale.

To develop your ear for the A major pentatonic sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.