F Japanese (Pentatonic) Guitar Scale Shapes

The F Japanese (Pentatonic) scale on guitar: scale shapes, chords and progressions, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: F G Bb C Db

Tuning: E Standard (E A D G B E)

Scales

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

e|--1---3---6-|
B|--3---4---8-|
G|--5---8--10-|
D|--6--10--12-|
A|-11--13--14-|
E|-13--15--18-|

3NPS - Second Position

e|--3---6---8-|
B|--4---8--10-|
G|--8--10--11-|
D|-10--12--15-|
A|-13--14--18-|
E|-15--18--20-|

3NPS - Third Position

e|--6---8---9-|
B|--8--10--13-|
G|-10--11--15-|
D|-12--15--17-|
A|-14--18--20-|
E|-18--20--21-|

3NPS - Fourth Position

e|--8---9--13-|
B|-10--13--15-|
G|-11--15--17-|
D|-15--17--18-|
A|-18--20--23-|
E|-20--21-----|

3NPS - Fifth Position

e|--9--13--15-|
B|-13--15--16-|
G|-15--17--20-|
D|-17--18--22-|
A|-20--23-----|
E|-21---------|

3NPS - Sixth Position

e|--1---3---6-|
B|--3---4---8-|
G|--5---8--10-|
D|--6--10--12-|
A|-11--13--14-|
E|-13--15--18-|

3NPS - Seventh Position

e|--3---6---8-|
B|--4---8--10-|
G|--8--10--11-|
D|-10--12--15-|
A|-13--14--18-|
E|-15--18--20-|

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