The One ThingPractising the Theory for Progressive and Jazz Guitarists

E minor pentatonic scale

E G A B D

Formula: 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7

Natural minor without its 2nd and 6th. The guitar's most played scale, and usually the first one a guitarist learns.

On the neck, frets 0 to 12

The 1st string (high e) is at the top, as in the app. The root is filled.

The minor pentatonic scale in other keys

• C minor pentatonic scale
• C♯ minor pentatonic scale
• D minor pentatonic scale
• E♭ minor pentatonic scale
• E minor pentatonic scale
• F minor pentatonic scale
• F♯ minor pentatonic scale
• G minor pentatonic scale
• G♯ minor pentatonic scale
• A minor pentatonic scale
• B♭ minor pentatonic scale
• B minor pentatonic scale