A Major 7 Pentatonic Scale
4-string bass · 5 notes · 5 notes · major family
Notes
A
B
C♯
E
F♯♯♯
Solfège : La – Si – Do♯ – Mi – Fa♯♯♯
Interval Structure
A
T
B
T
C♯
T+½T
E
4×½T
F♯♯♯
→
A+oct.
½T
About this scale
The major 7 pentatonic replaces the usual minor 7th with a major 7th, giving it a very jazzy, soft color. It sounds perfectly over major 7 chords (maj7) and allows elegant bass lines.
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