Lessons ❭ Alternate Tunings ❭ Open G ❭ 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).
D|-------------------------------7-------------------------------| B|-------------------------5--8-----8--5-------------------------| G|-------------------5--7-----------------7--5-------------------| D|----------2--5--7-----------------------------7--5--2----------| G|-2--5--7-----------------------------------------------7--5--2-| D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------7-------------------------------| B|-------------------------5--8-----8--5-------------------------| G|-------------------5--7-----------------7--5-------------------| D|-------------5--7-----------------------------7--5-------------| G|----5--7--9-----------------------------------------9--7--5----| D|-7-----------------------------------------------------------7-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------8-------------------------------| G|-------------------------7--9-----9--7-------------------------| D|------------------7--10-----------------10--7------------------| G|--------7--9--12-------------------------------12--9--7--------| D|-7--10---------------------------------------------------10--7-|