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A Major Pentatonic Scale Charts

Explore A Major Pentatonic across the full guitar fretboard and 5 connected positions. Notes: A, B, C#, E, F#. Intervals: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6.

A Major Pentatonic full fretboard chart

A Major Pentatonic uses A, B, C#, E, F# across frets 0-15.

A Major Pentatonic full fretboard chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String0123456789101112131415
1E5E6F#RA2B3C#5E6F#
2B2B3C#5E6F#RA2B3C#
3GRA2B3C#5E6F#RA
4D5E6F#RA2B3C#5E
5ARA2B3C#5E6F#RA2B
6E5E6F#RA2B3C#5E6F#

String 1: E4 at fret 0 (5), F#4 at fret 2 (6), A4 at fret 5 (root), B4 at fret 7 (2), C#5 at fret 9 (3), E5 at fret 12 (5), F#5 at fret 14 (6).

String 2: B3 at fret 0 (2), C#4 at fret 2 (3), E4 at fret 5 (5), F#4 at fret 7 (6), A4 at fret 10 (root), B4 at fret 12 (2), C#5 at fret 14 (3).

String 3: A3 at fret 2 (root), B3 at fret 4 (2), C#4 at fret 6 (3), E4 at fret 9 (5), F#4 at fret 11 (6), A4 at fret 14 (root).

String 4: E3 at fret 2 (5), F#3 at fret 4 (6), A3 at fret 7 (root), B3 at fret 9 (2), C#4 at fret 11 (3), E4 at fret 14 (5).

String 5: A2 at fret 0 (root), B2 at fret 2 (2), C#3 at fret 4 (3), E3 at fret 7 (5), F#3 at fret 9 (6), A3 at fret 12 (root), B3 at fret 14 (2).

String 6: E2 at fret 0 (5), F#2 at fret 2 (6), A2 at fret 5 (root), B2 at fret 7 (2), C#3 at fret 9 (3), E3 at fret 12 (5), F#3 at fret 14 (6).

A Major Pentatonic Position 1 chart

Position 1 covers frets 4-7 for A Major Pentatonic.

A Major Pentatonic Position 1 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String4567
1ERA2B
2B5E6F#
3G2B3C#
4D6F#RA
5A3C#5E
6ERA2B

String 1: A4 at fret 5 (root), B4 at fret 7 (2).

String 2: E4 at fret 5 (5), F#4 at fret 7 (6).

String 3: B3 at fret 4 (2), C#4 at fret 6 (3).

String 4: F#3 at fret 4 (6), A3 at fret 7 (root).

String 5: C#3 at fret 4 (3), E3 at fret 7 (5).

String 6: A2 at fret 5 (root), B2 at fret 7 (2).

A Major Pentatonic Position 2 chart

Position 2 covers frets 2-5 for A Major Pentatonic.

A Major Pentatonic Position 2 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String2345
1E6F#RA
2B3C#5E
3GRA2B
4D5E6F#
5A2B3C#
6E6F#RA

String 1: F#4 at fret 2 (6), A4 at fret 5 (root).

String 2: C#4 at fret 2 (3), E4 at fret 5 (5).

String 3: A3 at fret 2 (root), B3 at fret 4 (2).

String 4: E3 at fret 2 (5), F#3 at fret 4 (6).

String 5: B2 at fret 2 (2), C#3 at fret 4 (3).

String 6: F#2 at fret 2 (6), A2 at fret 5 (root).

A Major Pentatonic Position 3 chart

Position 3 covers frets 11-14 for A Major Pentatonic.

A Major Pentatonic Position 3 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String11121314
1E5E6F#
2B2B3C#
3G6F#RA
4D3C#5E
5ARA2B
6E5E6F#

String 1: E5 at fret 12 (5), F#5 at fret 14 (6).

String 2: B4 at fret 12 (2), C#5 at fret 14 (3).

String 3: F#4 at fret 11 (6), A4 at fret 14 (root).

String 4: C#4 at fret 11 (3), E4 at fret 14 (5).

String 5: A3 at fret 12 (root), B3 at fret 14 (2).

String 6: E3 at fret 12 (5), F#3 at fret 14 (6).

A Major Pentatonic Position 4 chart

Position 4 covers frets 9-12 for A Major Pentatonic.

A Major Pentatonic Position 4 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String9101112
1E3C#5E
2BRA2B
3G5E6F#
4D2B3C#
5A6F#RA
6E3C#5E

String 1: C#5 at fret 9 (3), E5 at fret 12 (5).

String 2: A4 at fret 10 (root), B4 at fret 12 (2).

String 3: E4 at fret 9 (5), F#4 at fret 11 (6).

String 4: B3 at fret 9 (2), C#4 at fret 11 (3).

String 5: F#3 at fret 9 (6), A3 at fret 12 (root).

String 6: C#3 at fret 9 (3), E3 at fret 12 (5).

A Major Pentatonic Position 5 chart

Position 5 covers frets 6-9 for A Major Pentatonic.

A Major Pentatonic Position 5 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String678910
1E2B3C#
2B6F#RA
3G3C#5E
4DRA2B
5A5E6F#
6E2B3C#

String 1: B4 at fret 7 (2), C#5 at fret 9 (3).

String 2: F#4 at fret 7 (6), A4 at fret 10 (root).

String 3: C#4 at fret 6 (3), E4 at fret 9 (5).

String 4: A3 at fret 7 (root), B3 at fret 9 (2).

String 5: E3 at fret 7 (5), F#3 at fret 9 (6).

String 6: B2 at fret 7 (2), C#3 at fret 9 (3).

Major Pentatonic scale essentials

Interval formula
1 · 2 · 3 · 5 · 6
Characteristic tones
3 · 6

Practice the A Major Pentatonic sound

  1. Say and play the scale: Play A → B → C# → E → F# → A up and back down, naming the degrees 1 → 2 → 3 → 5 → 6 → 1 as you go.
  2. Hear its defining tones: pause on C# (3), F# (6) before landing on A. Listen for how those characteristic tones color the phrase.
  3. Connect the positions: Work through all 5 position charts. Start in Position 1 (frets 4–7), then repeat a short phrase from the root in each shape. Use the full fretboard chart to find the next A as you move between positions.

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