Major pentatonic autopsy (CAGED system octaves)

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E A D G B E major pentatonic - R 2 3 5 6 "chord of the moment"

C shapeD
Octave
A shapeD
Octave
G shapeD
Octave A
R 5 R
5 3 2
3

b3 5 R
5 3
2 2
3 6 2

5 R b3 5 R E shapeD D shapeD Amajor7

Octave Octave
R 5 R
6 3 R R 6
7 3

7 2 5 R 6 2 R
5

6
8 b3

3 b3 = not part of the Major pentatonic

A7
(Add this to make a Major Blues scale) R b7 5 R
The b3 resolves up to the 3. The arrow denotes that effect
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I felt it was import to include this small
extension to the box pattern as this will 5
aid your phrasing