Pentatonic & blues
B minor pentatonic scale
The go-to scale for rock and blues guitar solos, and the first scale most guitarists learn.
Its relative major pentatonic is D major pentatonic — same notes, different home note.
- Notes
- BDEF♯A
- Formula
- 1♭345♭7
- Steps
- W+HWWW+HW
How to play the B minor pentatonic scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------7--10-| B|-------------------------7--10-------| G|-------------------7--9--------------| D|-------------7--9--------------------| A|-------7--9--------------------------| E|-7--10-------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 7–10
All 5 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 3 4 1 2
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|---------2-5-| E|-----2-------| C|-2-4---------| G|-------2-----|
Position 1 · frets 2–5
All 5 positions with neck diagrams →Sounds great over
