Pentatonic Scale Guitar
The most essential guitar scale. Minor pentatonic patterns across all keys on the full fretboard.
Scale type
Root key
Standard tuning — E A D G B e (low to high)
About the Minor Pentatonic Scale
Five notes, endless expression. The most-played guitar scale in rock, blues, and pop. The interactive tool above shows the complete fretboard pattern for any key — select a root note from the key picker to see all scale note positions highlighted across all 6 strings.
Minor Pentatonic Scale Patterns Across All Keys
The shape of the minor pentatonic scale pattern stays the same regardless of the key — only the root note changes. This means once you learn the pattern in one key, you can move it to any other key by shifting to a different root note. Use the fretboard above to explore the pattern in each of the 12 keys and see how the positions shift up and down the neck. Cross-reference with the Guitar Fretboard map to understand which note names correspond to each highlighted position.
Minor Pentatonic Scale by Key
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