Scales & Chords Finder

Find the notes and chords of any scale in all 12 keys. Major, minor, modes, pentatonic and exotic scales, with chord progressions and free MIDI downloads.

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More about Major Pentatonic

Same notes as: A♯ minor pentatonic

Steps: Whole, whole, 1½, whole, 1½

About the Major Pentatonic scale

Five notes: the major scale without its 4th and 7th. Pentatonic scales grew up independently in music all over the world, from East Asia to West Africa to Scotland.

What makes it sound the way it does

Dropping the 4th and 7th removes every half step, giving the scale an open sound with very little tension between its notes.

C♯ Major Pentatonic

C♯
D♯
E♯
G♯
A♯

Chords that fit

C♯
A♯m

Progressions

All scales and keys

Major & Minor

Natural MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Harmonic MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Melodic MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Harmonic MajorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Modes

PhrygianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
MixolydianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
LocrianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Melodic Minor Modes

Dorian ♭2C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Lydian AugmentedC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Lydian DominantC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Mixolydian ♭6C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Locrian ♮2C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
AlteredC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Harmonic Minor Modes

Locrian ♮6C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Ionian ♯5C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Ukrainian DorianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Phrygian DominantC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Lydian ♯2C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
UltralocrianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Pentatonic & Blues

Major PentatonicC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Minor PentatonicC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
EgyptianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Dominant PentatonicC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Major BluesC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Japanese & Asian

HirajoshiC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
ChineseC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Middle Eastern & Indian

Double HarmonicC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Hungarian MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Hungarian MajorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Gypsy MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
PersianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
OrientalC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
EnigmaticC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Neapolitan MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Neapolitan MajorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Symmetric & Jazz

Whole ToneC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
AugmentedC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Diminished (Whole–Half)C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Diminished (Half–Whole)C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
PrometheusC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
TritoneC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Bebop DominantC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Bebop MajorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Bebop MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Spanish 8-ToneC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B