Piano Pentatonic Scales - major and minor https://www.pianoscales.org/pentatonic.
html
Pianoscales
Major, minor & other scales
Menu
Piano Pentatonic Scales
PIANO SCALES The pentatonic scale is frequently used in lots of popular music styles. There are both
pentatonic major and minor – the minor more often used in this case. Note that A minor
Piano Major Scales
pentatonic has identical notes as C major pentatonic but in another order, D minor pentatonic
Piano Minor Scales has the same notes as F major pentatonic and so it goes. Knowing this will make it easier for
you to memorize the scales.
Blues Scale Piano
Jazz Scale Piano Minor Pentatonic Scales
Here are pictures and notes of the minor pentatonic scales. These scales are very common in many styles,
Pentatonic Scales
but not least in pop and rock music. See also Major Pentatonic Scales.
Exotic scales
Cm C#m / Dbm
Questions & answers
RESOURCES
Piano Scales Chart
Printable Scales
Notes: C, Eb, F, G, Bb, C Notes: C#, E, F#, G#, B, C#
Fingerings Fingerings (LH): 1, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1 Fingerings (LH): 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 2
Exercises Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 Fingerings (RH): 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2
Theory
Dm D#m / Ebm
Notes: D, F, G, A, C, D Notes: D#, F#, G#, A#, C#, D#
Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1 Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1
Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3
Em Fm
Notes: E, G, A, B, D, E Notes: F, Ab, Bb, C, Eb, F
Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1 Fingerings (LH): 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1
Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3
1 of 5 18/12/2017 10.49
Piano Pentatonic Scales - major and minor https://www.pianoscales.org/pentatonic.html
F#m / Gbm Gm
Notes: F#, A, B, C#, E, F# Notes: G, Bb, C, D, F, G
Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3 Fingerings (LH): 1, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1
Fingerings (RH): 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2 Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 1
G#m / Abm Am
Notes: G#, B, C#, D#, F#, G# Notes: A, C, D, E, G, A
Fingerings (LH): 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 2 Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1
Fingerings (RH): 2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3
A#m / Bbm Bm
Notes: A#, C#, D#, E#, G#, A# Notes: B, D, E, F#, A, B
Fingerings (LH): 4, 3, 2, 1, 4, 3 Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1
Fingerings (RH): 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3 Fingerings (RH): 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2
Pentatonic Minor Scales overview
C: C, Eb, F, G, Bb, C
C#/Db: C#, E, F#, G#, B, C#
D: D, F, G, A, C, D
D#/Eb: D#, F#, G#, A#, C#, D#
E: E, G, A, B, D, E
F: F, Ab, Bb, C, Eb, F
F#/Gb: F#, A, B, C#, E, F#
G: G, Bb, C, D, F, G
G#/Ab: G#, B, C#, D#, F#, G#
A: A, C, D, E, G, A
A#/Bb: A#, C#, D#, E#, G#, A#
B: B, D, E, F#, A, B
Interval: 1, b3, 4, 5, b7
Semi-notes: 3 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 2
Formula: Whole and a half, Whole, Whole, Whole and a half, Whole
Major Pentatonic Scales
This five-note scale is similar to the major scale but with the 4th and 7th degrees removed. Major
pentatonic scales are especially common in traditional folk music, county and gospel. Here are pictures
2 of 5 18/12/2017 10.49
Piano Pentatonic Scales - major and minor https://www.pianoscales.org/pentatonic.html
and notes of the major pentatonic scales.
C C# / Db
Notes: C, D, E, G, A, C Notes: C#, D#, F, G#, A#, C#
Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3 Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 4, 3, 2
Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 Fingerings (RH): 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4
D D# / Eb
Notes: D, E, F#, A, B, D Notes: D#, F, G, A#, C, D#
Fingerings (LH): 2, 1, 3, 2, 1, 2 Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3
Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4 Fingerings (RH): 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2
E F
Notes: E, F#, G#, B, C#, E Notes: F, G, A, C, D, F
Fingerings (LH): 4, 3, 2, 1, 2, 1 Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3
Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4
F# / Gb G
Notes: F#, G#, A#, C#, D#, F# Notes: G, A, B, D, E, G
Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 3, 2, 1 Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3
Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 4
G# / Ab A
Notes: G#, A#, C, D#, F, G# Notes: A, B, C#, E, F#, A
3 of 5 18/12/2017 10.49
Piano Pentatonic Scales - major and minor https://www.pianoscales.org/pentatonic.html
Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3 Fingerings (LH): 2, 1, 2, 1, 3, 2
Fingerings (RH): 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3 Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 1
A# / Bb B
Notes: A#, C, D, F, G, A# Notes: B, C#, D#, F#, G#,B
Fingerings (LH): 3, 2, 1, 2, 1, 3 Fingerings (LH): 1, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Fingerings (RH): 3, 1, 2, 1, 2, 3 Fingerings (RH): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1
Pentatonic Major Scales overview
C: C, D, E, G, A, C
C#/Db: C#, D#, F, G#, A#, C#
D: D, E, F#, A, B, D
D#/Eb: D#, F, G, A#, C, D#
E: E, F#, G#, B, C#, E
F: F, G, A, C, D, F
F#/Gb: F#, G#, A#, C#, D#, F#
G: G, A, B, D, E, G
G#/Ab: G#, A#, C, D#, F, G#
A: A, B, C#, E, F#, A
A#/Bb: A#, C, D, F, G, A#
B: B, C#, D#, F#, G#,B
Interval: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
Semi-notes: 2 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 3
Formula: Whole, Whole, Whole and a half, Whole, Whole and a half
Improvising with the Pentatonic Scale
The Pentatonic Scale is a flexible scale for improvising and apart from the standard way, which is
combining a scale with chords in the same key, you could also be outside the key. By "being outside the
key" means that you don't necessarily play chords and scale that belongs to the same key. For example,
you could play G Major Pentatonic over a C Major chord or E Minor Pentatonic over an A Minor chord.
CONTACT | ABOUT | SITEMAP | POLICY
COPYRIGHT © 2012-2017 PIANOSCALES.ORG
4 of 5 18/12/2017 10.49
Piano Pentatonic Scales - major and minor https://www.pianoscales.org/pentatonic.html
5 of 5 18/12/2017 10.49
