A five-note scale with a particular combination of intervals. The major pentatonic scale can be derived from the major scale by omitting the fourth and seventh notes/degrees. The minor pentatonic scale can be derived from same set of notes, commencing on the sixth note/degree. For example, C major pentatonic: d r m s l d', C D E G A C. A minor pentatonic: l d r m s l', A C D E G A.