Tuning-specific scale diagram

G Major Pentatonic Scale in 8-String Drop E Tuning

G Major Pentatonic Scale in 8-String Drop E Tuning shows the same g major pentatonic scale pitch classes across 8 strings tuned E B E A D G B E. The seventh and eighth strings extend the pattern into the lower register for wider-range riffs and chord voicings.

Scale notes: G, A, B, D, E
Formula: 1 2 3 5 6
Semitones: 0 2 4 7 9
Tuning: E B E A D G B E
Strings: 8
Open pitch range: E1 to E4
24-fret range: E1 to E6

Open strings and root positions

8 of the 8 open strings belong to G Major Pentatonic Scale: string 8 E (6), string 7 B (3), string 6 E (6), string 5 A (2), string 4 D (5), string 3 G (1), string 2 B (3), and string 1 E (6). G roots occur on open string 3.

String 8E6

String 7B3

String 6E6

String 5A2

String 4D5

String 3G1

String 2B3

String 1E6

First root on each string

String 8Fret 3

String 7Fret 8

String 6Fret 3

String 5Fret 10

String 4Fret 5

String 3Open

String 2Fret 8

String 1Fret 3

Low-string pattern

On the lowest E string, the first-octave scale pattern falls at frets 0, 3, 5, 7, and 10, with the G root at fret 3. On the highest E string, the first G is at fret 3.

OpenE6

Fret 3G1

Fret 5A2

Fret 7B3

Fret 10D5

Practice this tuning-specific layout

Play G Major Pentatonic Scale on the low E string at frets 0, 3, 5, 7, and 10, saying each note name and degree aloud.
Build a phrase that lets E on open string 8 ring, then connect it to the nearest G root and two other scale tones.
Connect the G root positions on strings 8 through 1 at frets 3, 8, 3, 10, 5, 0, 8, and 3, adding the nearest scale tone between each pair of roots.