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  Following are the five basic pentatonic scales every guitarist should know. They are notated in the key of C, making them C major pentatonics. They are also known as A minor pentatonics and can be used in the key of A minor quite easily.

The position 1 pentatonic scale can be repeated starting at fret 15 on the low E string; the position 2 scale can be repeated starting at fret 17 on the low E string, etc. Simply add 12 to the fret numbers shown to get the scale in the next octave.

Each scale can be played in any key by shifting the pattern a given number of frets. For example, to play the Ab major or G minor pentatonic scale, shift each of these scales two frets lower. So the position 1 scale would start at fret 1 of the low E string for Ab major or G minor pentatonics.

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