Major Pentatonic · GUITAR FRETBOARD
F Major Pentatonic on the guitar fretboard
All 60 positions of the F Major Pentatonic (R 2 4 7 9) on a standard-tuned guitar with 22 frets.
Notes and intervals
The F Major Pentatonic is built from these tones — each shown with its interval (in semitones) above the root:
- F · R
- G · 2
- A · 4
- C · 7
- D · 9
All positions on the neck
- 1st (high E) string · fret 1 · R
- 1st (high E) string · fret 3 · 2
- 1st (high E) string · fret 5 · 4
- 1st (high E) string · fret 8 · 7
- 1st (high E) string · fret 10 · 9
- 1st (high E) string · fret 13 · R
- 1st (high E) string · fret 15 · 2
- 1st (high E) string · fret 17 · 4
- 1st (high E) string · fret 20 · 7
- 1st (high E) string · fret 22 · 9
- 2nd (B) string · fret 1 · 7
- 2nd (B) string · fret 3 · 9
- 2nd (B) string · fret 6 · R
- 2nd (B) string · fret 8 · 2
- 2nd (B) string · fret 10 · 4
- 2nd (B) string · fret 13 · 7
- 2nd (B) string · fret 15 · 9
- 2nd (B) string · fret 18 · R
- 2nd (B) string · fret 20 · 2
- 2nd (B) string · fret 22 · 4
- 3rd (G) string · open string (fret 0) · 2
- 3rd (G) string · fret 2 · 4
- 3rd (G) string · fret 5 · 7
- 3rd (G) string · fret 7 · 9
- 3rd (G) string · fret 10 · R
- 3rd (G) string · fret 12 · 2
- 3rd (G) string · fret 14 · 4
- 3rd (G) string · fret 17 · 7
- 3rd (G) string · fret 19 · 9
- 3rd (G) string · fret 22 · R
- 4th (D) string · open string (fret 0) · 9
- 4th (D) string · fret 3 · R
- 4th (D) string · fret 5 · 2
- 4th (D) string · fret 7 · 4
- 4th (D) string · fret 10 · 7
- 4th (D) string · fret 12 · 9
- 4th (D) string · fret 15 · R
- 4th (D) string · fret 17 · 2
- 4th (D) string · fret 19 · 4
- 4th (D) string · fret 22 · 7
- 5th (A) string · open string (fret 0) · 4
- 5th (A) string · fret 3 · 7
- 5th (A) string · fret 5 · 9
- 5th (A) string · fret 8 · R
- 5th (A) string · fret 10 · 2
- 5th (A) string · fret 12 · 4
- 5th (A) string · fret 15 · 7
- 5th (A) string · fret 17 · 9
- 5th (A) string · fret 20 · R
- 5th (A) string · fret 22 · 2
- 6th (low E) string · fret 1 · R
- 6th (low E) string · fret 3 · 2
- 6th (low E) string · fret 5 · 4
- 6th (low E) string · fret 8 · 7
- 6th (low E) string · fret 10 · 9
- 6th (low E) string · fret 13 · R
- 6th (low E) string · fret 15 · 2
- 6th (low E) string · fret 17 · 4
- 6th (low E) string · fret 20 · 7
- 6th (low E) string · fret 22 · 9
About the Major Pentatonic
The major pentatonic is a five-note scale (R 2 4 7 9 — root, 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th) with no half-steps, so every note sounds consonant over the chord. The F major pentatonic is a staple of country, pop and melodic lead playing.
Practice tips
Anchor every shape to its root — the gold R markers — and learn the distance to the other tones. The same shape transposes to any root by sliding it along the neck.
Open the interactive trainer and tap every F Major Pentatonic tone across all six strings until the shape is automatic.