Musical scales: Pentatonic and Blues

Major pentatonic scale

The major pentatonic scales are composed of the following sounds:

A – B – C# – E – F# – A
B – C# – D# – F# – G# – B
C – D – E – G – A – C
D – E – F# – A – B – D
E – F# – G# – B – C# – E
F – G – A – C – D – F
G – A – B – D – E – G

tone – tone – tone and a half – tone – tone and a half

Minor pentatonic scale

The minor pentatonic scales are composed of the following sounds:

A – C – D – E – G – A
B – D – E – F# – A – B
C – D# – F – G – A# – C
D – F – G – A – C – D
E – G – A – B – D – E
F – G# – A# – C – D# – F
G – A# – C – D – F – G

tone and a half – tone – tone – tone and a half – tone

Blues scale

Blues scales are composed of the following sounds:

A – C – D – D# – E – G – A
B – D – E – F – F#– A – B
C – D# – F – F# – G – A#– C
D – F– G – G# – A – C – D
E – G – A – A# – B – D – E
F – G#– A# – B – C – D# – F
G – A# – C – C# – D – F – G

tone and a half – tone – half-tone – half-tone – tone and a half – tone

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