How many modes are there in the pentatonic scale?

The pentatonic scale with f as the palace sound: F palace, G business, A angle, C sign, D feather.

The pentatonic scale starts from Gong Yin to Yu Yin, in order: Gong - Shang - Jiao - Zheng - Yu; if arranged in pitch order, it is: 1 2 3 5 6 Gong Shang Jiao Zheng (zhǐ) Yu.

In the Tang Dynasty, "He, Si, Yi, Chi, Gong" were used.

The characteristic of the pentatonic scale is that it has no chromatic (minor second) intervals, and is specifically called "pentatonic scale without semitones" or "whole-tone pentatonic scale".

Extended information In the pentatonic scale, when different notes are used as the main tones, different modes can be formed; the mode names are named after the scale names.

For example, when the first-level sound "Gong" is the main tone, it is called Gong mode, when the second-level sound "Shang" is the main tone, it is called Shang mode, and when the third-level sound "Jiao" is the main tone, it is called Shang mode.

It is called angle mode, and so on.

Because the pentatonic scale is a characteristic of Chinese folk songs, many famous composers compose music in the pentatonic scale.

Early interludes such as "Song of the Four Seasons" composed by He Luting for the movie "Road Angel", and many songs composed before and after liberation such as "Unity is Strength", "Battle Hymn of the Chinese People's Volunteers", "Socialism Is Good", "Indefinite Rising on the Grassland".

"The Setting Red Sun" etc.