Lessons ❭ Alternate Tunings ❭ Open D ❭ Scales ❭ G 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 G minor pentatonic scale are: G (1st or root), B♭ (flat 3rd), C (4th), D (5th), and F (flat 7th).
Root on 6th String D |--------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------| F#|--------------------------------------| D |--------------------------------------| A |------------5--8--10--8--5------------| D |--5--8--10------------------10--8--5--|
Root on 5th String D |--------------------------------------------| A |--------------------------------------------| F#|-----------------11--13--11-----------------| D |---------10--12--------------12--10---------| A |-10--13------------------------------13--10-| D |--------------------------------------------|
Root on 4th String D |------------------------------------| A |--------------8--10--8--------------| F#|--------6--8------------8--6--------| D |--5--8------------------------8--5--| A |------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------|
Root on 3rd String D |--------------3--5--3--------------| A |--------3--5-----------5--3--------| F#|--1--4-----------------------4--1--| D |-----------------------------------| A |-----------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------|