Pentatonic Minor Scale

Rule: Root, move 3 semitones, move 2 semitones, move 2 semitones, move 3 semitones

So, for Pentatonic Minor in C

C, D#, F, G, A#

Expressed in Sa-Re-Ga notation, the general pattern of a pentatonic minor scale would be

S, G1, M1, P, N1, S

(where S is the root note)

Pentatonic Major Scale

Rule: Root, move 2 semitones, move 2 semitones, move 3 semitones, move 2 semitones

So, for Pentatonic Major in C

C, D, E, G, A

Expressed in Sa-Re-Ga notation, the general pattern of a pentatonic minor scale would be

S, R2, G2, P, D2, S

(where S is the root note)