Pentatonic & blues
G 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 B♭ major pentatonic — same notes, different home note.
- Notes
- GB♭CDF
- Formula
- 1♭345♭7
- Steps
- W+HWWW+HW
How to play the G minor pentatonic scale
On guitar
e|---------------------3-6-| B|-----------------3-6-----| G|-------------3-5---------| D|---------3-5-------------| A|-----3-5-----------------| E|-3-6---------------------|
Position 1 · frets 3–6
All 5 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 1 2 1 2 3 4
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|---------1-3-| E|-----1-------| C|-0-2---------| G|-------0-----|
Position 1 · frets 0–3
All 5 positions with neck diagrams →Sounds great over
