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== Major Pentatonic ==
R M2 M3 P5 M6
w w w+h w w+h
The major pentatonic scale is the same as the major scale, but without the 4th or 7th notes. This drops all half steps from the whole-half pattern of the scale - (w w w+h w w+h). We also lose the leading tone. This reduces the tonality of the scale.
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== Minor Pentatonic ==
The minor pentatonic scale is the same as the natural minor scale, but without the 2nd or 6th notes. This drops all half steps from the whole-half pattern of the scale - (w+h w w w+h w). This reduces the tonality of the scale.