E minor pentatonic scale for guitar
Fretboard fingerings, formula, and notes of the E minor pentatonic scale (1 b3 4 5 b7) on guitar: E · G · A · B · D.
Instrument
Scale
Root
Position
Frets15
1224
Chord
E Minor pentatonic
1b345b7
E
B
G
D
A
E
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Legend
1
E
· Root
b3
G
· Third
4
A
· Tension
5
B
· Fifth
b7
D
· Seventh
Scale sheet
E Minor pentatonicFormula (degrees)
1 b3 4 5 b7
Notes in key
E G A B D
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 E minor pentatonic scale: E · G · A · B · D.