![]() If we start at the top of the Circle of Fifths, at the C and then counting five notes we will have the basic C major pentatonic scale.Ĭ G D A E now we arrange them in octaves to get C D E G A: Heptatonic Scales To this day pentatonic scales are used heavily in many genres of music. While we won’t dive too deep, there are fundamental mathematical reasons these five notes appeal to our ears. Multiple ancient civilizations discovered and used the pentatonic scale, and as the prefix “penta” suggests there are five notes in it. ![]() But you should print that image out and tape it right beside your piano! Pentatonic Scales ![]() There is a ton of info packed into that graphic, and it’s ok to not understand it all at first. ![]()
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