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A minor pentatonic scale on guitar

A minor pentatonic has 5 notes: A, C, D, E, G.

A minor pentatonic: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteACDEG
Degree1♭345♭7
Step32232

A minor pentatonic on the whole neck

Every A minor pentatonic note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

A minor pentatonic scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2G2A2C3D3E3G3A2C3D3E3G3A3C4D3E3G3A3C4D4E4G3A3C4D4E4G4A4C4D4E4G4A4C5D5E4G4A4C5D5E5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A minor pentatonic
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A minor pentatonic scale, degrees, frets 0 to 155b71b345b71b345b71b345b71b345b71b345b71b345b71b345b71b345b76E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A minor pentatonic
Degrees

A minor pentatonic in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

A minor pentatonic, position 1, frets 0 to 35b71b345b71b345b76E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–3, 12 notes
    A minor pentatonic, position 2, frets 2 to 5b71b345b71b345b716E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–5, 12 notes
      A minor pentatonic, position 3, frets 5 to 91b345b71b345b71b36E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 12 notes
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        A minor pentatonic, position 4, frets 7 to 10b345b71b345b71b346E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–10, 12 notes
          A minor pentatonic, position 5, frets 10 to 1445b71b345b71b3456E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 12 notes

            Triads in A minor pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            1AmA minor arpeggio
            ♭3CC major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in A minor pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            1Am7Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of A minor pentatonic, starting from another root.

            Minor pentatonic in every key

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