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A C major pentatonic scale consists of the notes C D E G A C. An A minor pentatonic scale is the same notes, just in a different order....A C D E G A. The relationship between these 2 scales is called "relative". Just think....same blood....same notes. They are relatives of each other. Whether you call these same notes a major pentatonic or minor pentatonic just depends on how they are being used. A is the relative minor of C major, and C is the relative major of A minor. Below you will see a basic pentatonic scale form. First it is shown as an A minor pentatonic scale with the root A represented in red. Then below that you see the same scale form, but this time it is represented as a C major pentatonic with the root C in blue.
So as you learn to play various pentatonic scale forms, it is going to be important to learn where the roots are with a particular form. And since the same fingering can be thought of as major pentatonic, or minor pentatonic, there are 2 sets of roots to learn for each scale fingering. One for major, and one for minor. For a reference page with all pentatonic scale forms with the roots for both major and minor highlighted, click the button below.
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