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Major
pentatonic scales
A major pentatonic scale comes from a major scale
by removing the 4th and 7th degrees. So a major pentatonic scale
consists of only the 1 2 3 5 6 of the major scale.
C D E
F G A B
C - C major scale
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 - scale functions
It may seem funny, but the formula for a major pentatonic scale
is 1 2 3 5 6. The G may be the 4th note in a major pentatonic
scale, but it is not considered a "4". Remember that
the numbers that you see in music are in relationship to the major
scale. And in a C major scale, G is the 5th note.
C D E G A C- C major
scale
1 2 3 5 6 1 - scale functions
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