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Suspended Pentatonic Scale (Egyptian) - Guitar Charts

The suspended pentatonic scale, also known as Egyptian scale is actually the second mode of the major pentatonic scale that emphasize suspended chords.

Construction 

The interval pattern for the suspended pentatonic scale is :

Tonic (1) - Second (2) - Fourth (4) - Fifth (5) - Minor Seventh (b7).

This scale is designed to be played over 7sus2 and 9sus2 chords.

G Suspended Pentatonic G A C D F
Formula 1 2 (9) 4 (11) 5 b7
Interval Pattern W W+H W W+H W

One Octave Shapes

The four charts show how to play the suspended pentatonic scale on the guitar neck.

The orange dot is the tonic, which gives the name of the scale.

Egyptian suspended pentatatonic guitar scale shapes

Two Octave Shapes

The next two guitar shapes show the notes of the suspended pentatonic scale within two octaves. 

Suspended pentatonic guitar scale diagrams

5 Positions

Here are five shapes for practicing the Egyptian pentatonic scale (aka suspended) all over the guitar neck.

Egyptian pentatonic guitar scale charts

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