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