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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.

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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
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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

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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

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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

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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.

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