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