A minor pentatonic scale on guitar
The minor pentatonic (five notes) is the most played scale among rock and blues guitarists. Easy to memorize on the neck, it works over almost every chord in the key.
On the whole neck
Position from fret 5
Root notes are filled. The position groups the notes of the scale in one area of the neck, starting from the root on the 6th string.
Notes of the scale
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | root |
| 2 | C | minor third |
| 3 | D | perfect fourth |
| 4 | E | perfect fifth |
| 5 | G | minor seventh |
Steps between notes: W+H – W – W – W+H – W (W = whole step, H = half step)
Relative scale: the C major pentatonic scale, with exactly the same notes.