E major pentatonic scale
E major pentatonic
- ER
- F♯2
- G♯3
- B5
- C♯6
Positions
How it is built
- Five notes: the major scale without its 4th and 7th. No half steps anywhere, so there is no wrong note over a major chord.
- G♯ and C♯ give it the bright, country sound. Bend F♯ up to G♯ and you have the classic major-pentatonic lick.
- Same notes as C♯ minor pentatonic, three frets lower. Same shapes, different root.