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
