C Major Pentatonic Scale — Ukulele
C Major Pentatonic on ukulele: notes C, D, E, G, A — free scale chart, no sign-up. The major scale with its two half-step degrees removed — an open, consonant five-note sound heard across country, folk, and pop melodies.
Ukulele, tuned low to high: G, C, E, A. 12 frets.
- G string: fret 0 G (5), fret 2 A (6), fret 5 C (root), fret 7 D (2), fret 9 E (3), fret 12 G (5).
- C string: fret 0 C (root), fret 2 D (2), fret 4 E (3), fret 7 G (5), fret 9 A (6), fret 12 C (root).
- E string: fret 0 E (3), fret 3 G (5), fret 5 A (6), fret 8 C (root), fret 10 D (2), fret 12 E (3).
- A string: fret 0 A (6), fret 3 C (root), fret 5 D (2), fret 7 E (3), fret 10 G (5), fret 12 A (6).
Notes in the C major pentatonic scale
The C major pentatonic scale contains 5 notes: C, D, E, G, A. Its scale degrees are R · 2 · 3 · 5 · 6.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | C |
| 2 | D |
| 3 | E |
| 5 | G |
| 6 | A |
C major pentatonic on ukulele
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the fretboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, switch to an alternate tuning, and export a printable PDF.