Lessons ❭ Alternate Tunings ❭ Open G ❭ 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).
D|---------------------------------9---------------------------------| B|--------------------------7--10-----10--7--------------------------| G|--------------------7--9-------------------9--7--------------------| D|-----------4--7--9-------------------------------9--7--4-----------| G|--4--7--9-------------------------------------------------9--7--4--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------9----------------------------------| B|---------------------------7--10-----10--7---------------------------| G|---------------------7--9-------------------9--7---------------------| D|---------------7--9-------------------------------9--7---------------| G|-----7--9--11-------------------------------------------11--9--7-----| D|--9---------------------------------------------------------------9--|