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Which notes form the C major pentatonic scale?
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The universality and innate nature of music, and the pentatonic scale, as demonstrated by singer Bobby McFerrin.
The C major pentatonic scale consists of the following five notes: C–D–E–G–A.12
This scale is a type of pentatonic scale, which is a five-note musical structure. In the context of Western music theory, the major pentatonic scale is derived from the standard seven-note major scale by omitting the fourth and seventh tones.31