A Major pentatonic Ukulele Scale - Slack-key

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Slack-key Tuning (gCEG).
View this scale in: Standard Tuning (gCEA)G-Tuning (DGBE)D-Tuning (ADF#B)

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Diagram/Chart

Staff Line Notation

Scale details

  • Type : Pentatonic
  • Number of notes : 5
  • Formula : 1,2,3,5,6
  • Notes : A, B, D♭, E, G♭
  • Intervals : W,W,WH,W,WH
  • Degrees : A (I - tonic), B (II - supertonic), D♭ (III - mediant), E (IV - subdominant), G♭ (V - dominant)

Scale Positions

You'll find below the 5 different positions/shapes of the A Major pentatonic Uke scale in Slack-key Tuning (gCEG), along with their ascending tab patterns.

Position #1

Position #2

Position #3

Position #4

Position #5

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