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E minor pentatonic scale on guitar

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

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

E minor pentatonic on the whole neck

Every E 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".

E minor pentatonic scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2G2A2B2D3E3G3A2B2D3E3G3A3B3D3E3G3A3B3D4E4G3A3B3D4E4G4A4B3D4E4G4A4B4D5E4G4A4B4D5E5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • E minor pentatonic
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E minor pentatonic scale, degrees, frets 0 to 151b345b71b345b71b345b71b345b71b345b71b345b71b345b71b345b71b36E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • E minor pentatonic
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E minor pentatonic in 5 positions

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

E minor pentatonic, position 1, frets 0 to 41b345b71b345b71b36E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 12 notes
    E minor pentatonic, position 2, frets 2 to 5b345b71b345b71b346E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–5, 12 notes
      E minor pentatonic, position 3, frets 5 to 945b71b345b71b3456E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 12 notes
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        E minor pentatonic, position 4, frets 7 to 105b71b345b71b345b76E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–10, 12 notes
          E minor pentatonic, position 5, frets 9 to 12b71b345b71b345b716E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
            Position 5: frets 9–12, 12 notes

            Triads in E minor pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            1EmE minor arpeggio
            ♭3GG major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in E minor pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            1Em7Em7 arpeggio · Em7 drop 2 · Em7 drop 3 · Em7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Minor pentatonic in every key

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