The Minor Pentatonic Scale is a five note scale derived from the Minor Scale.
Intervals used: 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 7th
A minor Scale – starting at the 5th fret
e|---------------------------------------------5-----------------------------|
B|------------------------------------5--6--8--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------5--7--8-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------5--7--------------------------------------------------|
A|------------5--7--8--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5--7--8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A minor Pentatonic – Root Position (1st)
e|-------------------------------------------5---8---------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------5---8-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------5---7-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------5---7---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------5---7-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5---8-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G minor Pentatonic Root Position (1st Position)
e|-------------------------------------------3---6---------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------3---6-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------3---5-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------3---5---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------3---5-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3---5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B minor Pentatonic – Root Position (1st)
e|-------------------------------------------7---10--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------7---10----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------7---9-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------7---9---------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7---9-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---7---10-----------------------------------------------------------------
E minor Pentatonic Root Position (1st) Position - Open
e|-----------------------------------------------0---3-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------------0---3--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------0---2----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------0---2-------------------------------------------------|
A|------------0---2----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0---3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E minor Pentatonic Root Position (1st) – at the 12 Fret
e|-----------------------------------------------------12---15---------------|
B|-------------------------------------------12---15-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------12---14-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------12---14---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------12---14-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---12---15-----------------------------------------------------------------|
