Guitar Lesson: E Major Pentatonic & Diatonic

[LuXguitaR]

Is the diatonic scale the same as the major scale? Thanks!

[dragoneti67]

@LuXguitaR As I 've been researching . The major scale is C,D,E,F,G,A ,B,C (Do, Re Mi Fa Sol La ti Do) and the diatonic scale includes all the sharps . Like C, C# , D,D#, E ,F F# , G G# , A A# , B & C Again . With no sharps between B C and E F .

The pentatonic has only 5 tones . Penta = 5 , Tonic = tones

[CensorshipFTL]

@dragoneti67 What you listed is known as the chromatic scale, containing every tone. A diatonic scale contains each note only one time. In this case he is referring to the major scale.

[dragoneti67]

@CensorshipFTL  Yes you are right . the chromatic scale has all the sharps and flats . Thank you for the correction

[levlobotomy]

great lesson, im just somewhat stumped because i thought e major scale has 17 notes to it. i see youre only playing 2 notes per string, missing the notes you hit with the ring finger. arent they that important ?

[lkeller1000]

E major WOULD have seven notes plus the tonic but this is PENTAtonic meaning five tones so two notes are are left out.

[sduhguitar]

i dont like it to much repeating

[jelohates]

not pro.. super duper very pro !! lolx

[n0llie420]

pro