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Scale library · Minor pentatonic

The Minor pentatonic scale in all twelve keys.

Formula 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7, step pattern W+H–W–W–W+H–W. In C it is C E♭ F G B♭. It is the scale for minor chords and blues — the first improvising scale most players learn. Pick a key below to see it drawn on the guitar fretboard or piano keyboard and hear it played.

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Minor pentatonic — pick your key and instrument.

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CC E♭ F G B♭C Minor pentatonic scale (C E♭ F G B♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
C♯C♯ E F♯ G♯ BC♯ Minor pentatonic scale (C♯ E F♯ G♯ B) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
DD F G A CD Minor pentatonic scale (D F G A C) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
E♭E♭ G♭ A♭ B♭ D♭E♭ Minor pentatonic scale (E♭ G♭ A♭ B♭ D♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
EE G A B DE Minor pentatonic scale (E G A B D) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
FF A♭ B♭ C E♭F Minor pentatonic scale (F A♭ B♭ C E♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
F♯F♯ A B C♯ EF♯ Minor pentatonic scale (F♯ A B C♯ E) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
GG B♭ C D FG Minor pentatonic scale (G B♭ C D F) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
G♯G♯ B C♯ D♯ F♯G♯ Minor pentatonic scale (G♯ B C♯ D♯ F♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
AA C D E GA Minor pentatonic scale (A C D E G) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
B♭B♭ D♭ E♭ F A♭B♭ Minor pentatonic scale (B♭ D♭ E♭ F A♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
BB D E F♯ AB Minor pentatonic scale (B D E F♯ A) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano

Other scales

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Major (Ionian)DorianPhrygianLydianMixolydianAeolian (natural minor)LocrianMelodic minorHarmonic minorLydian dominantAlteredWhole toneDiminished (half–whole)Diminished (whole–half)Major pentatonicBlues