G major pentatonic scale on ukulele

The major pentatonic has only five notes: the major scale without the 4th and 7th degrees. With no half steps, it always sounds right: perfect for improvising in country, pop and rock.

On the whole neck

GCEAGABDEGDEGABEGABDEABDEGA0123456789101112
GCEAGABDEGDEGABEGABDEABDEGA0123456789101112

Position from fret 7

GCEADEGABDEG78910
GCEADEGABDEG78910

Root notes are filled. Strings from the 4th to the 1st; the position starts from the root on the 3rd string, the lowest one.

Notes of the scale

DegreeNoteInterval
1Groot
2Amajor second
3Bmajor third
4Dperfect fifth
5Emajor sixth

Steps between notes: W – W – W+H – W – W+H (W = whole step, H = half step)

Relative scale: the E minor pentatonic scale, with exactly the same notes.

Other G scales

The same scale in other keys