Editing Pentatonic scale (section)

=== Relationship to diatonic modes ===
Each mode of the pentatonic scale (containing notes C, D, E, G and A) can be thought of as the five scale degrees shared by three different diatonic modes with the two remaining scale degrees removed:

[[File:Heptatonic and Pentatonic modes relationship v4.1 plain.svg|alt=Venn-like diagram showing the correspondence between each pentatonic scale and three different diatonic modes.|thumb|524px|left|Each pentatonic scale can be thought of as the five notes shared by three different diatonic modes.]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Pentatonic<br />scale
! Tonic<br />note
! Based on modes ([[Diatonic scale]])
! Base scale<br />degrees
! Modifications
! [[Interval (music)|Interval]] sequence
|-
! [[#Major pentatonic scale|Major]]
| C
|
* [[Lydian mode]]
* [[Ionian mode]] (Major)
* [[Mixolydian mode]]
| I–II–III–V–VI
| Omit 4 7
| W–W–3/2–W–3/2
|-
! Blues major
| G
|
* [[Ionian mode]] (Major)
* [[Mixolydian mode]]
* [[Dorian mode]]
| I–II–IV–V–VI
| Omit 3 7
| W–3/2–W–W–3/2
|-
! Suspended
| D
|
* [[Mixolydian mode]]
* [[Dorian mode]]
* [[Aeolian mode]] (Natural minor)
| I–II–IV–V–VII
| Omit 3 6
| W–3/2–W–3/2–W
|-
! [[#Minor pentatonic scale|Minor]]
| A
|
* [[Dorian mode]]
* [[Aeolian mode]] (Natural minor)
* [[Phrygian mode]]
| I–III–IV–V–VII
| Omit 2 6
| 3/2–W–W–3/2–W
|-
! Blues minor
| E
|
* [[Aeolian mode]] (Natural minor)
* [[Phrygian mode]]
* [[Locrian mode]]
| I–III–IV–VI–VII
| Omit 2 5
| 3/2–W–3/2–W–W
|}
{{clear}}