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Major Pentatonic Scale is derived from the Major Scale.
Just skip the 4th and 7th note of the Major Scale.
e.g. C major Scale - C D E F G A B C
C Major Pentatonic Scale - C D E G A
The exercise below starts the C Major Scale on the 5th (G).
All the notes are still inside your C Major Scale and by starting
on the 5th, it gives a different voicing and sort of allow us to have more notes to apply.
Give it a try.
|--2--|-----|-----|--5--|
|--2--|-----|-----|--5--|
|-----|--3--|-----|--5--|
|-----|--3--|-----|--5--|
Have fun!