Guitar question. Which statement best describes the relationship between the Em chord and Em pentatonic scale?

The scale and the chord share specific notes and quality.

The scale and the chord when played sound exactly the same.

The chord is not as loud as the scale.

The scale has fewer notes than the chord.

The correct answer is: The scale and the chord share specific notes and quality.

Explanation:

A Chord is the unification of several musical notes in order to create a harmony. A Pentatonic Scale is is a scale of 5 notes (unusual to us, since we usually work with the 7 note scale, which is called Heptatonic Scale). The two are both composed of musical notes, and thus will share some of them and their qualities.