A Major Pentatonic, or F# Minor Pentatonic ("A Ionian" Position, Guitar)

Notes:  A B C# E F# A

    A
E |---------------------|---------------------|-5--7--9--12--14-----|
B |---------------------|----------5--7-------|---------------------|
G |---------------------|----4--6-------------|---------------------|
D |-------------4-------|-7-------------------|---------------------|
A |-------4--7----------|---------------------|---------------------|
E |-5--7----------------|---------------------|---------------------|

Compare:

F# minor pentatonic:  F# A B C# E F#

A Ionian mode (major scale):  A B C# D E F# G# A

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