

Click on the following links to read more about arpeggios and related materials. That covers the CAGED positions for the Ab Major pentatonic scale. Ab Major Pentatonic Scale in the 1st Position (lowest fret is 1) Ab Major Pentatonic Scale in the 3rd Position (lowest fret is 3) Ab Major Pentatonic Scale in the 5th Position (lowest fret is 5) Ab Major Pentatonic Scale in the 8th Position (lowest fret is 8) Ab Major Pentatonic Scale in the 10th Position (lowest fret is 10) Let’s look at the 5 CAGED positions for Ab Major pentatonic. As none of the notes in Ab Major pentatonic can be played on the open strings, there is no ‘open position’ for this particular scale. The best way to practise any guitar scale is to memorize the individual positions along the fretboard. The green notes represent the tonic notes of the scale (i.e. Ab Major Pentatonic Scale CAGED Positions E Major pentatonic scale A A B C C D D E F F G G Notes E F G B C play notes Intervals W W WH W WH Semitones 1 3 5 8 10 Scale degrees 1 2 3 5 6 Guitar neck This guitar neck shows the notes of the major pentatonic scale. The pentatonic scale guitar pattern shown below is one of the first scales a beginner electric guitarist should learn. Therefore, the Ab Major pentatonic scale contains the same notes as the F minor pentatonic scale.įor an in depth lesson on the theory behind the major pentatonic scale, read the post on pentatonic scales. The relative minor of Ab major is F minor. The A Flat Major pentatonic scale contains the following notes:
