As one of the most commonly used scales in music, the A pentatonic minor scale consists of five different tones, finding a home in a range of styles spanning from blues to rock and metal.
For novice instrumentalists, mastering this particular scale can be a formidable task, but with consistent practice, it can eventually be conquered.
In this lesson, we’ll look at the five different positions of the “A-minor pentatonic scale” and explore how to play it across the fretboard. So, lets mastering the all Pentatonic Patterns in the key of A minor.
1St Position
Notes ACDEG
E--------------------------5–8-------|
B----------------------5-8-----------|
G-----------------5-7----------------|
D------------5-7---------------------|
A------5-7---------------------------|
E-5-8--------------------------------|
E--8-5-------------------------------|
B------8-5---------------------------|
G----------7-5-----------------------|
D--------------7-5-------------------|
A------------------7-5---------------|
E----------------------8-5-----------|
2nd Position
Notes CDEGA
E-----------------------------8-10---|
B------------------------8-10—-------|
G-------------------7-9--------------|
D-------------7-10-------------------|
A-------7-10-------------------------|
E-8-10-------------------------------|
3rd Position
Notes DEGAC
E-------------------------------10-12-|
B-------------------------10-13—------|
G--------------------9-12-------------|
D--------------10-12------------------|
A--------10-12------------------------|
E--10-12------------------------------|
4th Position
Notes EGACD
E---------------------------------12-15--|
B---------------------------13-15--------|
G--------------------12-14---------------|
D--------------12-14---------------------|
A--------12-15---------------------------|
E-12-15----------------------------------|
play these notes and pattern from top to bottom and memorize
5th Pattern
Notes GACDE
E-------------------------------15-17----|
B-------------------------15-17----------|
G-------------------14-17----------------|
D-------------14-17----------------------|
A-------15-17----------------------------|
E-15-17----------------------------------|
6th Position
This the same as the 1st Position
just aOctave Higher or Notes Higher on The Guitar Neck.
Octave aka 12 Frets Higher
E---------------------------------17-20--|
B---------------------------17-20--------|
G---------------------17-19--------------|
D---------------17-19--------------------|
A--------17-19---------------------------|
E-17-20----------------------------------|
listen to Ace Frehley of Kiss,SlashJimmy Page.
There you go! THE 5 Pentatonic Patterns You Must Learn To Solo. You can also use the last Lesson
THE 2ND PENTATONIC PATTERN
A MINOR PENTATONIC MADE EASY
