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