C Major Pentatonic Scale on Piano

C Major Pentatonic: C D E G A. See every note on the piano keyboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.

Notes

• Notes: C D E G A
• Formula: 1 2 3 5 6
• Steps (W whole, 1½ step and a half): W W 1½ W 1½

Same notes as

• A Minor Pentatonic

Finding it on the keys

• C is the white key just left of the two black keys
• White keys: C D E G A
• Black keys: none

About the Major Pentatonic scale

• The major scale without its 4th and 7th, so no note clashes with the chords.
• Country licks, pop hooks, gospel.

Chords that fit (from C Major)

• I: C
• ii: Dm
• iii: Em
• IV: F
• V: G
• vi: Am
• vii°: B°

Other instruments

• C Major Pentatonic on Guitar
• C Major Pentatonic on Bass
• C Major Pentatonic on Ukulele

More on C Major Pentatonic

• Chord progressions in C Major