Lessons ❭ Alternate Tunings ❭ Open D ❭ Scales ❭ E 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 E minor pentatonic scale are: E (1st or root), G (flat 3rd), A (4th), B (5th, and D (flat 7th).
Root on 6th String D |-----------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------| F#|-----------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------| A |-----------2--5--7--5--2-----------| D |--2--5--7-----------------7--5--2--|
Root on 5th String D |--------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------| F#|---------------8--10--8---------------| D |---------7--9------------9--7---------| A |--7--10------------------------10--7--| D |--------------------------------------|
Root on 4th String D |--------------0--2--0--------------| A |--------0--2-----------2--0--------| F#|-----1-----------------------1-----| D |--2-----------------------------2--| A |-----------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------|
Root on 3rd String D |-------------9--12--14--12--9-------------| A |-----10--12--------------------12--10-----| F#|-10------------------------------------10-| D |------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------|