Minor Pentatonic Scales Page 2
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3*Some folks like to read these diagrams with the big string at the top. That gives you:
Minor pentatonic scales (Five notes: 1, flat-3, 4, 5, flat-7). Key of A minor.
Position 1:
E
X
X
(Big string)
A
X
X
D
X
X
G
X
X
B
X
X
E
X
X
Position 2:
E
X
X
(Big string)
A
X
X
D
X
X
G
X
X
B
X
X
E
X
X
Position 3:
E
X
X
(Big string)
A
X
X
D
X
X
G
X
X
B
X
X
E
X
X
Position 4:
E
X
X
(Big string)
A
X
X
D
X
X
G
X
X
B
X
X
E
X
X
Position 5:
E
X
X
(Big string)
A
X
X
D
X
X
G
X
X
B
X
X
E
X
X
*The red "X" is the key note.
**The heavy line on the left represents the guitar nut, so these scales move up toward the body of the
guitar.
***To convert these scales to "major pentatonic" rather than "minor pentatonic," shift them down in
pitch three half-steps (three frets). Major pentatonic scales have you playing the 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6
notes of a major scale.
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