Root Shuffling
The root jumps to a new pitch periodically during gameplay — the same noteset is reseated on a fresh root, building the ability to summon the noteset by its type from any root. This makes playing in any key trivial.
Major pentatonic on guitar, by ear
Hear a phrase from the major pentatonic and play it back on the guitar here — then on yours. The root moves each round; press Play, and answer with Space when you have it. The browser only plays — the app listens.
Major Pentatonic
Five notes, no semitones — the go-to major melodic scale
The major pentatonic is a five-note scale formed by adding the 2 and 6 to the major triad. Built from five steps along the circle of 5ths and free of dissonant semitone steps, it sounds good in a wide range of contexts. It is the innate scale — hummed naturally, independently across cultures.
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Major Pentatonic
Five notes, no semitones — the go-to major melodic scale
The major pentatonic is a five-note scale formed by adding the 2 and 6 to the major triad. Built from five steps along the circle of 5ths and free of dissonant semitone steps, it sounds good in a wide range of contexts. It is the innate scale — hummed naturally, independently across cultures.
Root Shuffling. The root jumps to a new pitch periodically while the noteset type stays constant How it works →
On the guitar: six strings in standard tuning, the first twelve frets. Also called the maj pentatonic, major pent, maj pent, major pentatonic scale.