Guitar scale · Pentatonic & blues
A major pentatonic scale on guitar
Every position of the A major pentatonic scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
Five notes and no half steps, so nothing clashes — the sound of country, pop and classic rock solos.
Its relative minor pentatonic is F♯ minor pentatonic — same notes, different home note.
- Notes
- ABC♯EF♯
- Formula
- 12356
- Steps
- WWW+HWW+H
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 5 positions using the classic pentatonic box shapes
Position 1 tab · frets 4–7, ascending
e|---------------------5-7-| B|-----------------5-7-----| G|-------------4-6---------| D|---------4-7-------------| A|-----4-7-----------------| E|-5-7---------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 4. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
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