Major Pentatonic Modes

12 tones, each arranged as the first note of each mode

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i. C maj. pentatonic ii. iii.

b b b
Bb maj. pentatonic

C:

b
& c ..

b

b
Ab maj. pentatonic iv. F maj. pentatonic v. Eb maj. pentatonic

b b b b .
b b .

C# maj. pentatonic ii.
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i. B maj. pentatonic iii.
# # # #
C#:

.. # # # ## # #
### # # # # #
A maj. pentatonic

#
iv.

# #
F# maj. pentatonic v. E maj. pentatonic

# # # # # # # # # # # .
# # # # .

b
i.

D maj. pentatonic ii. C maj. pentatonic iii.

D:

.. #
#

Bb maj. pentatonic iv. G maj. pentatonic v.

F maj. pentatonic

b
..

b b b b #
i. Eb maj. pentatonic ii. Db maj. pentatonic iii.
##
. b b b b
Eb:

b b
. b b #

b b b bb
B maj. pentatonic iv. Ab maj. pentatonic v. Gb maj. pentatonic

# # b b b b b b b
b b b ..
# # b
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Major Pentatonic Modes
12 tones, each arranged as the first note of each mode Bobby Stern
2013 bobbysternjazz.com

D maj. pentatonic iii.
#
i. E maj. pentatonic ii.

#
E:

# # #
& . . # #
#

#
C maj. pentatonic iv. A maj. pentatonic v.

G maj. pentatonic

#
#
#
..

b b b b b
i. F maj. pentatonic ii. Eb maj. pentatonic
b
iii.
b
..
F:

b b b
Db maj. pentatonic iv. Bb maj. pentatonic v.
b b
Ab maj. pentatonic

b b
b b b b b ..

# # #
ii. E maj. pentatonic

i. F# maj. pentatonic iii.

### ## # #
F#:

.. # ## # # # #

# #
D maj. pentatonic iv. v.

#
B maj. pentatonic A maj. pentatonic

# # # # #
# # # # #
..

b b
i. G maj. pentatonic ii. F maj. pentatonic iii.

G:

..

b
Eb maj. pentatonic iv. C maj. pentatonic v.
Bb maj. pentatonic
b
b .
b .
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Major Pentatonic Modes
12 tones, each arranged as the first note of each mode Bobby Stern
2013 bobbysternjazz.com

bb
ii.

b #
i. Ab maj. pentatonic Gb maj. pentatonic iii.

b
Ab:

b b b b b b b b b b # #
. b b
& .

bb ###
E maj. pentatonic iv. Db maj. pentatonic v. B maj. pentatonic

# # bb b
b b b #
##
# # # ..

#
iii.

#
i. A maj. pentatonic ii. G maj. pentatonic
#
#
A:

..

# D maj. pentatonic C maj. pentatonic

#
F maj. pentatonic v.

iv.

.
.

b b b b b b
iii.

b
i. ii. Ab maj. pentatonic

b b b
Bb maj. pentatonic
b b
Bb:

b
..

b
v.

b b b
Db maj. pentatonic
b b b b b b b b
Gb maj. pentatonic iv. Eb maj. pentatonic

bb b b b .
.

#
# # # # #
i. B maj. pentatonic ii.
# # #
A maj. pentatonic iii.

#
B:

.. # #

# # # #
G maj. pentatonic iv. E maj. pentatonic v.

D maj. pentatonic

# #
#
#
..