A Major Pentatonic Scale on Piano

Here you can learn how to play the Major Pentatonic Scale in the key of A on the Piano. As well as the scale notes, degrees and patterns of the A Major Pentatonic Scale, where available we also provide suggested Piano fingerings. In the Piano view below, you can display the notes of the A Major Pentatonic Scale mapped out onto the Piano keyboard and switch between the notes, degrees, intervals or, if we have them, suggested Piano fingerings.

Notes Ascending

A, B, C♯, E, F♯, A

Notes Descending

A, F♯, E, C♯, B, A

Pattern Ascending

T, T, TS, T, TS

S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)

Pattern Descending

TS, T, TS, T, T

S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)

Intervals Ascending

NotesSemitonesInterval
A > A0Perfect Unison (P1)
A > B2Major 2nd (M2)
A > C♯4Major 3rd (M3)
A > E7Perfect 5th (P5)
A > F♯9Major 6th (M6)
A > A12Perfect Octave (P8)

Intervals Descending

NotesSemitonesInterval
A > A0Perfect Unison (P1)
A > F♯3minor 3rd (m3)
A > E5Perfect 4th (P4)
A > C♯8minor 6th (m6)
A > B10minor 7th (m7)
A > A12Perfect Octave (P8)
Root
Third
Fifth
E
A
B
E
A
B
C♯
F♯
C♯
F♯
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Chords related to A Major Pentatonic Scale

Related Triads

The related chords cannot be built using the notes of A Major Pentatonic Scale alone so they have been substituted with the chords of the A Major Scale. The chords are in degree order and shown in Roman numerals (lowercase = minor/diminished, uppercase = Major/Augmented).

I Chord - A Major

ii Chord - B Minor

iii Chord - C♯ Minor

IV Chord - D Major

V Chord - E Major

vi Chord - F♯ Minor

viio Chord - G♯ Diminished

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