Lessons ❭ Alternate Tunings ❭ Open D ❭ Scales ❭ B 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 B minor pentatonic scale are: B (1st or root), D (flat 3rd), E (4th), F♯ (5th), and A (flat 7th).
Root on 6th String D |-----------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------| F#|-----------------------------------| D |--------------7--9--7--------------| A |-----5--7--9-----------9--7--5-----| D |--9-----------------------------9--|
Root on 5th String D |-----------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------| F#|--------------3--5--5--------------| D |--------2--4-----------4--2--------| A |--2--5-----------------------5--2--| D |-----------------------------------|
Root on 4th String D |-------------------9-------------------| A |------------9--12-----12--9------------| F#|-----8--10-------------------10--8-----| D |--9---------------------------------9--| A |---------------------------------------| D |---------------------------------------|
Root on 3rd String D |--------------7--9--7--------------| A |--------7--9-----------9--7--------| F#|--5--8-----------------------8--5--| D |-----------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------|