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Here are the five interconnectedboxes for G major

pentatonic.Playup and downeachbox,and shiftfrom
one to the nextup and downthe neck
Box 3 Box 5

The majorpentatonicscaleis a five-tonemajorscale

commonin rock, country,pop, blues-rockand other Boxes
A

contemporury styles.Here are the notes,tones,and 1-5

A
A

intervallic
structureshownbasedon G.
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l5

i* ffi,?frFE Bor 2 Box 4 Box I

G

Nextis the full neckfor G majorpentatonic. Of course,

; : belowbox 2 there is a box 1 shapein open position.
Tones: I 2 3 5 6 1 Althoughthe low E stringis in the scale,favorthe G
vt .....1
lntervals: W W W+H W W+H rootat the thirdfret (startand end the boxthere).That
way,yourear will hearG as the root,and hence,hear
the scale as beinga G majorpentatonicratherthan
G major pentatonic,boxes 1 - 5 hearingthe low E as the root.The boxesalsocontinue
box shapesof the majorpentatonicscaleare the
$ The in the sameseriesabovethe fifteenthfret.
F sameas thoseof the minorpentatonicscale,except
that they lay againstthe root and "anchor"chords
Here,box 2 (not 1) is associatedwith the
differently. G major pentatonic,full neck
barrechordrootedon the sixthstring.Lookfor these Box I Box 3 Box 5 Box 2 Box 4
l---------l
majorbarrechordshapesinsideboxes2 and 5. A

Anchor 3 5 7 9 12 15 l'l 19 2l
chords
Box 2 Box 4 Box 1 Box 3

G major "anchor" chords

Box 2 A
l5 l7 2l
(primary)
A

A
v

Box3
G major pentatonic,diagonals
A

The mostcommondiagonalshapesusedfor G major

pentatonicare shown below.The primarydiagonal
startson the sixthstringroot,G-at the sameposition
A
v as the G barrechordat the thirdfret.The secondary
Box 4
A diagonalcontainsthe fifthstringroot,G-at the same
positionas the G barrechordat the tenthfret.

Box 5 Primary
A
v

isecondary) A
diagonal
A

Box 1
A Secondary
t2 l5 diagonal

Fingeringnote: Use the same fingeringsas for the

minorpentatonicboxeson page 10.

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