Klarinet Archive - Posting 000194.txt from 1997/07

From: "Frederick S. Sterns" <fssterns@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Pentatonic Scale
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 11:33:31 -0400

>Could somebody please tell me the form of pentatonic major and pentatonic
>minor scales? I had them written down....somewhere. When I looked in my
>little musical dictionary, the definition did not help at all. TIA

Major Pentatonic: 3 whole steps and 2 minor third intervals which are
between steps 3 and 4 and 5 and 6. Thus [in C] C D E G A C.

Minor Pentatonic: 3 whole steps and 2 minor third intervals which, in
minor, are between steps 1 and 2 and 4 and 5. Thus [in C] C Eb F G Bb C.

Let me know if you need more. Fred S.