Major Pentatonic scale on ukulele
The Major Pentatonic scale has 5 notes. Below is its degree formula, the notes in each of the twelve keys, and where they sit on the ukulele — so you can play it rather than only read about it.
Degree formula
1 2 3 5 6
The notes in all 12 keys
| Key | Notes |
|---|---|
| C | C D E G A |
| C# | C# D# E# G# A# |
| D | D E F# A B |
| Eb | Eb F G Bb C |
| E | E F# G# B C# |
| F | F G A C D |
| F# | F# G# A# C# D# |
| G | G A B D E |
| Ab | Ab Bb C Eb F |
| A | A B C# E F# |
| Bb | Bb C D F G |
| B | B C# D# F# G# |
Where it sits on the ukulele
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