The Major Pentatonic is used in country or country blues. Basically, any chord progression that would use the Major Scale. Pentatonic scales have just 5 notes. There are five different major pentatonic scale patterns also known as boxes.





The Major Pentatonic is used in country or country blues. Basically, any chord progression that would use the Major Scale. Pentatonic scales have just 5 notes. There are five different major pentatonic scale patterns also known as boxes.





These are all of the notes in the First Position. These are all of the notes in the Second Position. These are all of the notes in the Third Position.
Below is the chord diagram for the E Minor chord in the 1st position. E – RootG – Flat 3rdB – 5th When played on guitar the notes are in
Position 1E------------------------------------------4-5-7-8--B------------------------------------5-7-8----------G--------------------------4-5-6-7-8----------------D------------------4-5-6-7--------------------------A----------4-5-6-7----------------------------------E--4-5-7-8------------------------------------------E--8-7-5-4------------------------------------------B----------8-7-5------------------------------------G----------------8-7-6-5-4--------------------------D--------------------------7-6-5-4------------------A----------------------------------7-6-5-4----------E------------------------------------------8-7-5-4--Position 2E-----------------------------------------------7-8-9-10--B--------------------------------------7-8-9-10-----------G------------------------------6-7-8-9--------------------D---------------------6-7-9-10----------------------------A--------------7-9-10-------------------------------------E--7-8-9-10-11--------------------------------------------E--10-9-8-7-----------------------------------------------B-----------10-9-8-7--------------------------------------G--------------------9-8-7-6------------------------------D----------------------------10-9-7-6---------------------A-------------------------------------10-9-7--------------E--------------------------------------------11-10-9-8-7--Position 3E-----------------------------------------------7-8-9-10-11--B--------------------------------------7-8-9-10--------------G------------------------------6-7-8-9-----------------------D---------------------6-7-9-10-------------------------------A--------------7-9-10----------------------------------------E--7-8-9-10-11-----------------------------------------------E--11-10-9-8-7-----------------------------------------------B--------------10-9-8-7--------------------------------------G-----------------------9-8-7-6------------------------------D-------------------------------10-9-7-6---------------------A----------------------------------------10-9-7--------------E-----------------------------------------------11-10-9-8-7--Position 4E--------------------------------------------------------------12-14-15--B-----------------------------------------------12-13-14-15-16-----------G-----------------------------------11-12-13-14--------------------------D-----------------------11-12-13-14--------------------------------------A-----------11-12-14-15--------------------------------------------------E--12-14-15--------------------------------------------------------------E--15-14-12--------------------------------------------------------------B-----------16-15-14-13-12-----------------------------------------------G--------------------------14-13-12-11-----------------------------------D--------------------------------------14-13-12-11-----------------------A--------------------------------------------------15-14-12-11-----------E--------------------------------------------------------------15-14-12--Position 5E------------------------------------------2-3-4-5--B----------------------------------2-3-4-5----------G----------------------------2-4-5------------------D--------------------2-4-5-6------------------------A----------2-3-4-5-6--------------------------------E--2-3-4-5------------------------------------------E--5-4-3-2------------------------------------------B----------5-4-3-2----------------------------------G------------------5-4-2----------------------------D------------------------6-5-4-2--------------------A--------------------------------6-5-4-3-2----------E------------------------------------------5-4-3-2--