# What name do you call these pentatonic scales?

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**Created:** [January 13, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-name-do-you-call-these-pentatonic-scales/647026 "2013-01-13T03:24:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![ScaleSpectator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@ScaleSpectator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScaleSpectator)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-name-do-you-call-these-pentatonic-scales/647026/21 "2014-01-25T18:37:03Z")

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> [@Sinisterniik](#):
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> 1. What do you folks call this pentatonic scale:
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> C-D-Eb-G-A ?
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> 1. And how about this one:
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> C-E-F-G-Bb ?
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> I’ve known the first as the Coltrane pentatonic, and unfortunately I don’t know a label for the second.
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> 1. I guess I’d be curious about this one too, just in case anyone knows:
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> C-E-F-G-B ?

I believe I have the answers to all of your questions. I recently did a great deal of scale research to find out a bunch of scales.

C-D-Eb-G-A = C Kumoi

C-E-F-G-Bb = C Chinese Flat 4 Flat 7

C-E-F-G-B = C Chinese Flat 4

Just to be of extra help. I’ll list all the scales of the pentatonic formations of both major and minor below in the key of C.

All Minor Pentatonic Scales and Chinese Scales in C  
Formation: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7  
Am Pentatonic – A C D E G  
Bm Pentatonic Flat 5 – B D E F A  
C Chinese Flat 4 – C E F G B  
Dm Pentatonic – D F G A C  
Em Pentatonic – E G A B D  
F Chinese – F A B C E  
G Chinese Flat 4 Flat 7 – G B C D F

All Major Pentatonic Scales, Hirajoshi, Balinese, Kumoi, and Pelog Scales in C  
Formation: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6  
A Hirajoshi – A B C E F  
B Balinese– B C D F G  
C Pentatonic – C D E G A  
D Kumoi – D E F A B  
E Pelog – E F G B C  
F Pentatonic – F G A C D  
G Pentatonic – G A B D E

Hope this helps answer all of your questions.

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**Author:** ![Sinisterniik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@Sinisterniik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinisterniik)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-name-do-you-call-these-pentatonic-scales/647026/22 "2014-01-30T18:44:57Z")

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Neat. Thank you, suitably-named **ScaleSpectator**.

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