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G minor pentatonic scale on guitar

G minor pentatonic has 5 notes: G, B♭, C, D, F.

G minor pentatonic: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteGB♭CDF
Degree1♭345♭7
Step32232

G minor pentatonic on the whole neck

Every G 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".

G minor pentatonic scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2Bb2C3D3F3G3Bb2C3D3F3G3Bb3C4D3F3G3Bb3C4D4F4G3Bb3C4D4F4G4Bb4C4D4F4G4Bb4C5D5F4G4Bb4C5D5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • G minor pentatonic
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G minor pentatonic scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15b71b345b71b345b71b345b71b345b71b345b71b345b71b345b71b345b716E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • G minor pentatonic
Degrees

G minor pentatonic in 5 positions

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

G minor pentatonic, position 1, frets 0 to 3b71b345b71b345b716E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–3, 12 notes
    G minor pentatonic, position 2, frets 3 to 71b345b71b345b71b36E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 12 notes
      G minor pentatonic, position 3, frets 5 to 8b345b71b345b71b346E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–8, 12 notes
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        G minor pentatonic, position 4, frets 8 to 1245b71b345b71b3456E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 12 notes
          G minor pentatonic, position 5, frets 10 to 135b71b345b71b345b76E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–13, 12 notes

            Triads in G minor pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            1GmG minor arpeggio
            ♭3B♭B♭ major arpeggio

            Seventh chords in G minor pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            1Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

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

            Minor pentatonic in every key

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