A Pentatonic minor Scale Pattern 1 (A C D E G) A C D E G A C D E G A C 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 4 1 4 -------------------------------5--8--------------- -------------------------5--8--------------------- -------------------5--7--------------------------- -------------5--7--------------------------------- -------5--7--------------------------------------- -5--8--------------------------------------------- A Pentatonic minor Scale Pattern 2 (C D E G A) C D E G A C D E G A C D 2 4 1 4 1 4 1 3 2 4 2 4 -----------------------------------8--10---------- ----------------------------8--10----------------- ----------------------7--9------------------------ ---------------7--10------------------------------ --------7--10------------------------------------- -8--10-------------------------------------------- A Pentatonic minor Scale Pattern 3 (D E G A C) D E G A C D E G A C D E 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 4 1 4 1 3 ----------------------------------------10--12---- --------------------------------10--13------------ -------------------------9--12-------------------- -----------------10--12--------------------------- ---------10--12----------------------------------- -10--12------------------------------------------- A Pentatonic minor Scale Pattern 4 (E G A C D) E G A C D E G A C D E G 1 4 1 4 1 3 1 3 2 4 1 4 -----------------------------------------12--15--- ---------------------------------13--15----------- -------------------------12--14------------------- -----------------12--14--------------------------- ---------12--15----------------------------------- -12--15------------------------------------------- A Pentatonic minor Scale Pattern 5 (G A C D E) G A C D E G A C D E G A 2 4 1 4 1 4 1 4 2 4 2 4 -----------------------------------------15--17--- ---------------------------------15--17----------- -------------------------14--17------------------- -----------------14--17--------------------------- ---------15--17----------------------------------- -15--17------------------------------------------- --- The minor pentatonic is built from these intervals: R - b3 - 4 - 5 - b7 In the key of C, that would give us: C - Eb - F - G - Bb --- The major pentatonic is built from these intervals: R - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6 In the key of C, that would be: C - D - E - G - A