Musical Scale Info: A minor pentatonic

Notes of this scale

A C D E G

Interval structure of this scale

W+H W W W+H W (W: Whole tone, H: half tone)

Scale structure

1 b3 4 5 b7

Chords that fit formally in this scale:

Triads: Am Dsus2 Csus2 Dsus4 Asus4 Gsus2 Gsus4 C 4 notes chords: C6 Am7 G6sus4 G6sus2 C6sus2 D7sus2 D7sus4 A7sus4 Higher order chords: C6/9 D9sus4 G6/9sus4 D11sus2

Chords that fit enharmonically in this scale:

Scales with same notes

C major pentatonic C Diatonic D pentatonic neutral C Chinese Mongolian C Mongolian D Egyptian G chinese 2

Scales enharmonically equivalent

none found

Scales wich notes are within A minor pentatonic

none found

Scales where A minor pentatonic is within them

C major A natural minor F major D natural minor A Blues E natural minor A pentatonic blues C major blues G major G melodic minor F# locrian C ionian F ionian G ionian A dorian E locrian E aeolian E phrygian F lydian A phrygian G mixolydian D dorian C lydian C mixolydian B locrian B phrygian A aeolian Bb lydian D aeolian D mixolydian G dorian E locrian #2 Bb augmented lydian E locrian 2 C lydian b7 D mixolydian b6 A Dorian b2 A bebop minor G bebop dominant G bebop minor G bebop major F bebop major G Dominant 7th D bebop minor C Dominant 7th C Overtone C bebop major C bebop minor C bebop dominant F# Diminished Whole Tone D Dominant 7th F bebop dominant D bebop dominant F# Altered D Hindu C ichikosucho E Neopolitan Minor A Moorish Phrygian A Neopolitan Minor G ichikosucho Bb ichikosucho F ichikosucho B Neopolitan Minor

Scales one note away from A minor pentatonic

C dominant pentatonic D minor pentatonic D dominant pentatonic A pentatonic neutral E minor pentatonic F major pentatonic F Diatonic G major pentatonic G pentatonic neutral G Diatonic G Egyptian A Pelog 2 A Japanese (in sen) G Mongolian G Kumoi F Mongolian G Chinese Mongolian C chinese 2 F Chinese Mongolian D Japanese (in sen) D chinese 2 C Kumoi A Egyptian

Charts for A minor pentatonic on Guitar and Piano