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Eb Major Pentatonic Scale

The major pentatonic strips the major scale to five notes, removing the half-steps for an open country-and-rock sound that is almost impossible to play wrong.

e B G D A E 3 5 7 9 12 15 F G B♭ C E♭ F G C E♭ F G B♭ C G B♭ C E♭ F G B♭ E♭ F G B♭ C E♭ F B♭ C E♭ F G B♭ C F G B♭ C E♭ F G
Root (Eb) Scale tone
NotesE♭ · F · G · B♭ · C
Formula1 2 3 5 6
RootEb

The major pentatonic strips the major scale to five notes, removing the half-steps for an open country-and-rock sound that is almost impossible to play wrong. On guitar, the eb major pentatonic scale uses the notes E♭, F, G, B♭, C — the diagram above shows every one of them across all positions of the neck, with the root (Eb) highlighted so you can anchor each shape.

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