A Minor Pentatonic scale
The most-used scale in rock, blues, and pop guitar.
5 notes · Standard tuning
Root (A)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
A
R
C
♭3
D
4
E
5
G
♭7
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the A Minor Pentatonic scale across the neck.
Minor Pentatonic in other keys
About the A Minor Pentatonic scale
The A Minor Pentatonic scale contains the notes A, C, D, E, G. It is a 5-note scale with intervals: R – ♭3 – 4 – 5 – ♭7. The diagram above shows all positions of the A Minor Pentatonic scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (A); outlined dots are other scale tones.