A Minor Pentatonic scale — Position 2
Fret 3 position · Standard tuning
The most-used scale in rock, blues, and pop guitar.
Root (A)
Scale tone
Notes in this position
ACDEG
All 5 positions
A Minor Pentatonic scale position 2 — video lessons
About this position
This diagram shows Position 2 of the A Minor Pentatonic scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 3 position. The notes available in this position are A, C, D, E, G. Root notes (A) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The A Minor Pentatonic scale has 5 notes with intervals 0–3–5–7–10 semitones.