Lessons ❭ Alternate Tunings ❭ Open G ❭ 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).
D|--------------------------------5--------------------------------| B|--------------------------3--6-----6--3--------------------------| G|--------------------3--5-----------------5--3--------------------| D|-----------0--3--5-----------------------------5--3--0-----------| G|--0--3--5-----------------------------------------------5--3--0--| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------5--------------------------------| B|--------------------------3--6-----6--3--------------------------| G|--------------------3--5-----------------5--3--------------------| D|--------------3--5-----------------------------5--3--------------| G|-----3--5--7-----------------------------------------7--5--3-----| D|--5-----------------------------------------------------------5--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------6------------------------------| G|------------------------5--7-----7--5------------------------| D|------------------5--8-----------------8--5------------------| G|--------5--7--10-----------------------------10--7--5--------| D|--5--8-------------------------------------------------8--5--|