piano scale
E major pentatonic
E1F♯2G♯3B5C♯6
The major scale without its two half steps. Five notes, and no pair of them a half step apart.
Written out
Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.
The step pattern
EWF♯WG♯W+HBWC♯W+HE
What is true of it
E major pentatonic is E, F♯, G♯, B and C♯, and back to E.
Its steps are W – W – W+H – W – W+H, where W is a whole step and H a half.
Chords made only of these notes
Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 5 sounds, not chosen.
Other scales on E
E minor pentatonicpentatonicE bluespentatonicE major bluespentatonicE majormajorE natural minorminorE harmonic minorminor
C maj pentC♯ maj pentD♭ maj pentD maj pentD♯ maj pentE♭ maj pentF maj pentF♯ maj pentall 374