Minor Pentatonic Scales (Page 3 of 3) in pdf

*Still others prefer to read them in tablature. That looks like:

Minor pentatonic scales (Five notes: 1, flat-3, 4, 5, flat-7). Key of A minor.

Position 1:

E -------------------------------------5--8---------------

B------------------------------5--8-----------------------

G-----------------------5--7------------------------------

D----------------5--7-------------------------------------

A---------5--7--------------------------------------------

E--5--8----------------------------------------------------

Position 2:

E--------------------------------------------8--10----------

B-----------------------------------8--10-------------------

G----------------------------7--9----------------------------

D-------------------7--10------------------------------------

A----------7--10---------------------------------------------

E--8--10------------------------------------------------------

Position 3:

E---------------------------------------------------10--12---

B-----------------------------------------10--13---------------

G--------------------------------9--12-------------------------

D----------------------10--12----------------------------------

A------------10--12---------------------------------------------

E--10--12-------------------------------------------------------

Position 4:

E----------------------------------------------------12--15---

B------------------------------------------13--15-------------

G--------------------------------12--14-----------------------

D----------------------12--14--------------------------------

A------------12--15------------------------------------------

E--12--15-----------------------------------------------------

Position 5:

E---------------------------------------------------15--17----

B-----------------------------------------15--17--------------

G-------------------------------14--17------------------------

D---------------------14--17----------------------------------

A-----------15--17--------------------------------------------

E-15--17------------------------------------------------------

*The red numbers mark the key note.

**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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