B minor pentatonic scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the B minor pentatonic scale (1 b3 4 5 b7) on guitar: B · D · E · F# · A.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
B Minor pentatonic
1b345b7
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
B
· Root
b3
D
· Third
4
E
· Tension
5
F#
· Fifth
b7
A
· Seventh
Scale sheet
B Minor pentatonicFormula (degrees)
1 b3 4 5 b7
Notes in key
B D E F# A
Typical use
Rock and blues, over minor chords.
Minor pentatonic
The minor pentatonic is the most-used scale in rock and blues: five notes that sound good over nearly any minor or dominant chord in the same key.
Notes of the B minor pentatonic scale: B · D · E · F# · A.