Lessons ❭ Alternate Tunings ❭ Open D ❭ Scales ❭ A Minor Pentatonic
The note formula for the Minor Pentatonic Scale is the 1, 3♭, 4, 5, and 7♭ notes of the root note's major scale scale. The notes used in the A minor pentatonic scale are: A (1st or root), C (flat 3rd), D (4th), E (5th), and G (flat 7th).
Root on 6th String D |------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------| F#|------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------| A |-------------7--10--12--10--7-------------| D |--7--10--12--------------------12--10--7--|
Root on 5th String D |-----------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------| F#|--------------1--3--1--------------| D |--------0--2-----------2--0--------| A |--0--3-----------------------3--0--| D |-----------------------------------|
Root on 4th String D |------------------------------------------| A |----------------10--12--10----------------| F#|---------8--10--------------10--8---------| D |--7--10----------------------------10--7--| A |------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------|