Major pentatonic on ukulele (C)

Major pentatonic in C: C – D – E – G – A. On the ukulele, the high reentrant G reshuffles the pattern — the scale climbs and falls in compact regions. The box shown runs from fret 2 to 5; the lowest tonic sits on the 3rd string, open, and the hand stays put in the region, with no position shift. Its soft nylon strings sound warm and mellow, light enough to float gently over a song.

Climb it slowly and name each degree out loud before speeding up.

Read the dots by degree: 1 is the tonic (highlighted); the rest follow the scale's formula.

This is one shape of major pentatonic on ukulele — this neck alone holds 4 more mapped positions. In Chord & Fret, you hear the scale in the instrument's own voice, synthesized string by string; walk the scale box by box along the whole neck; and turn on the built-in metronome at the same BPM. Start free. Unlock everything with Pro. 100% offline. See it in Chord & Fret →

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Updated July 9, 2026