Starting with a major scale, which two scale degrees are omitted to form a major pentatonic scale?

To turn the C major scale into a C major pentatonic scale, which notes should be left out?

Which type of scale is shown on the staff?

D major becomes D major pentatonic when two of its degrees are left out. Which degree remains in the pentatonic scale?

Which note collection correctly builds a G major pentatonic scale from G major by omitting degrees four and seven?

Which type of scale is shown on the staff?

When F major is changed into F major pentatonic by removing degrees four and seven, which notes are omitted?

Starting with a natural minor scale, which two degrees are removed to make a minor pentatonic scale?

A musician begins with A natural minor and removes its second and lowered sixth degrees. Which notes are removed?

Which type of scale is shown on the staff?

E natural minor becomes E minor pentatonic when two of its degrees are left out. Which scale degree is retained?

Which note collection correctly builds D minor pentatonic from D natural minor?

Which type of scale is shown on the staff?

What is added to a minor pentatonic scale to create a blues scale?

A minor pentatonic contains A, C, D, E, and G. Which note is added as the blue note to make an A blues scale?

Which type of scale is shown on the staff?

C minor pentatonic has C, E♭, F, G, and B♭. Which note is added as its blue note for a C blues scale?

Which sequence correctly builds an E blues scale from E minor pentatonic by adding a lowered fifth?

Which type of scale is shown on the staff?

A guitarist starts with minor pentatonic and adds a lowered fifth for a solo over a 12-bar progression. Which style most directly uses this scale?

A student removes degrees four and seven from a major scale before writing a simple tune. Which setting commonly uses the resulting major pentatonic sound?

A rock guitarist takes a natural minor scale, omits degrees two and lowered six, and improvises with the result. Which scale is commonly used for this purpose?

A jazz-band player begins with minor pentatonic and adds a lowered fifth before improvising a solo. What scale should the player use?

For a country-style melody, a songwriter starts with a major scale and leaves out degrees four and seven. What scale has the songwriter built?