Guitar · scales and modes # A minor pentatonic scale on guitar A minor pentatonic has 5 notes: A, C, D, E, G. | Note | A | C | D | E | G | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 4 | 5 | ♭7 | | Step | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ## 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 Note names 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. Position 1: frets 0–3, 12 notes Position 2: frets 2–5, 12 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 12 notes Position 4: frets 7–10, 12 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 12 notes ## Triads in A minor pentatonic | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Am | [A minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-minor) | | ♭3 | C | [C major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-major) | ## Seventh chords in A minor pentatonic | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Am7 | [Am7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7) · [Am7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2) · [Am7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-3) · [Am7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2-and-4) | ## Same notes, other names These scales use exactly the notes of A minor pentatonic, starting from another root. - [C major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major-pentatonic) ## Minor pentatonic in every key - [C minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-minor-pentatonic) - [C♯ minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-minor-pentatonic) - [D minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-minor-pentatonic) - [E♭ minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-minor-pentatonic) - [E minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-minor-pentatonic) - [F minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-minor-pentatonic) - [F♯ minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-minor-pentatonic) - [G minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-minor-pentatonic) - [G♯ minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-minor-pentatonic) - A minor pentatonic - [B♭ minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-minor-pentatonic) - [B minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor-pentatonic) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice A minor pentatonic in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-minor-pentatonic:9:ladder:p1)