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