This is the minor pentatonic scale. It is in the key of A, and all notes in (-) are your root notes. This scale, like most others, is moveable. The intervals, or distance between the notes stay the same, we simply shift the entire shpre or pattern up or down some frets to go into out next key.
minor pentatonic - scale in key of A
e________________________________________________________(5)____8____
b______________________________________________5____8_______________
g____________________________________5____7_________________________
d_________________________5____(7)___________________________________
a_______________5____7______________________________________________
e____(5)____8________________________________________________________
minor pentatonic - scale in key of C
e_____________________________________________________________(8)____11____
b__________________________________________________8____11________________
g_______________________________________8____10___________________________
d___________________________8____(10)______________________________________
a________________8____10__________________________________________________
e____(8)____11_____________________________________________________________
MINOR PENTATONIC - SCALE IN KEY OF D
e__________________________________________________________________(10)____13____
b______________________________________________________10____13_________________
g__________________________________________10____12_____________________________
d_____________________________10____(12)_________________________________________
a_________________10____12______________________________________________________
e____(10)____13__________________________________________________________________
MINOR PENTATONIC - SCALE IN KEY OF E
e__________________________________________________________________(12)____15____
b______________________________________________________12____15_________________
g__________________________________________12____14_____________________________
d_____________________________12____(14)_________________________________________
a_________________12____14______________________________________________________
e____(12)____15__________________________________________________________________
minor pentatonic - scale in open E
e________________________________________________________(0)____3____
b______________________________________________0____3_______________
g____________________________________0____2_________________________
d_________________________0____(2)___________________________________
a_______________0____2______________________________________________
e____(0)____3________________________________________________________
minor pentatonic - scale in key of G
e________________________________________________________(3)____6____
b______________________________________________3____6_______________
g____________________________________3____5_________________________
d_________________________3____(5)___________________________________
a_______________3____5______________________________________________
e____(3)____6________________________________________________________
minor pentatonic - scale in key of A
e__________________________________________________________________(17)____20____
b______________________________________________________17____20_________________
g__________________________________________17____19_____________________________
d_____________________________17____(19)_________________________________________
a_________________17____19______________________________________________________
e____(17)____20__________________________________________________________________
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MAJOR PENTATONIC - scale in key of A
e_________________________________________________________(5)____7____
b______________________________________________5____7________________
g____________________________________4____6__________________________
d_________________________4____(7)____________________________________
a_______________4____7_______________________________________________
e____(5)____7_________________________________________________________
MAJOR PENTATONIC - scale in key of C
e____________________________________________________________(8)____10____
b_________________________________________________8____10________________
g_______________________________________7____9___________________________
d___________________________7____(10)_____________________________________
a________________7____10_________________________________________________
e____(8)____10____________________________________________________________
MAJOR PENTATONIC - scale in key of D
e________________________________________________________________(10)____12____
b____________________________________________________10____12_________________
g_________________________________________9____11_____________________________
d_____________________________9____(12)________________________________________
a__________________9____12____________________________________________________
e_____(10)____12_______________________________________________________________
MAJOR PENTATONIC - scale in key of E
e________________________________________________________(12)___14___
b______________________________________________12___14______________
g____________________________________11___13________________________
d_________________________11___(14)__________________________________
a_______________11___14_____________________________________________
e____(12)___14_______________________________________________________
MAJOR PENTATONIC - scale in key og G
e________________________________________________________(3)____5____
b______________________________________________3____5_______________
g____________________________________2____4_________________________
d_________________________2____(5)___________________________________
a_______________2____5______________________________________________
e____(3)____5________________________________________________________
MAJOR PENTATONIC - scale in key of A
e________________________________________________________(17)___19___
b______________________________________________17___19______________
g____________________________________16___18________________________
d_________________________16___(19)__________________________________
a_______________16___19_____________________________________________
e____(17)___19_______________________________________________________
MINOR PENTATONIC BLUES - SCALE IN KEY OF A
e__________________________________________________________________(5)____8____
b________________________________________________________5____8_______________
g_________________________________________5____7____8_________________________
d______________________________5____(7)________________________________________
a_______________5____6____7___________________________________________________
e____(5)____8__________________________________________________________________
MINOR PENTATONIC BLUES - scale in key of C
e____________________________________________________________(8)___11___
b___________________________________________________8___11_____________
g_____________________________________8___10___11______________________
d___________________________8___(10)____________________________________
a______________8___9___10______________________________________________
e____(8)___11___________________________________________________________
MINOR PENTATONIC BLUES - scale in key of D.
e________________________________________________________________________(10)__13
b_____________________________________________________________10____13__________
g____________________________________________10____12____13_____________________
d________________________________10___(12)_______________________________________
a_______________10___11___12____________________________________________________
e__(10)____13____________________________________________________________________
MINOR PENTATONIC BLUES - scale in key of E
e__________________________________________________________________(12)___15___
b________________________________________________________12___15______________
g_________________________________________12___14___15________________________
d______________________________12___(14)_______________________________________
a_______________12___13___14__________________________________________________
e____(12)___15_________________________________________________________________
MINOR PENTATONIC BLUES - scale in key of E open
e____________________________________________________________(0)____3____
b___________________________________________________0___3_______________
g______________________________________0___2___3________________________
d_____________________________0___(2)____________________________________
a_______________0____1___2______________________________________________
e____(0)____3____________________________________________________________
MINOR PENTATONIC BLUES - scale in key of A
e__________________________________________________________________(17)___20___
b________________________________________________________17___20______________
g_________________________________________17___19___20________________________
d______________________________17___(19)_______________________________________
a_______________17___18___19__________________________________________________
e____(17)___20_________________________________________________________________
NATURAL MINOR - scale in key of A
e______________________________________________________________(5)___7___8___
b__________________________________________________5___6___8________________
g______________________________________4___5___7____________________________
d_____________________________5___(7)________________________________________
a_________________5___7___8_________________________________________________
e___(5)____7___8_____________________________________________________________
NATURAL MINOR - scale in key of C
e______________________________________________________________(8)__10__11___
b____________________________________________________8__9__11_______________
g_______________________________________7___8___10__________________________
d____________________________8___(10)________________________________________
a________________8__10__11__________________________________________________
e___(8)__10__11______________________________________________________________
NATURAL MINOR - scale in key of D
e______________________________________________________________(10)__12__13__
b_________________________________________________10__11__13________________
g_____________________________________9__10__12_____________________________
d____________________________10__(12)________________________________________
a________________10__12__13_________________________________________________
e___(10)__12__13_____________________________________________________________
NATURAL MINOR - scale ion key of E
e________________________________________________________________(12)__14__15__
b____________________________________________________12__13__15_______________
g_______________________________________11__12__14____________________________
d______________________________12__(14)________________________________________
a_________________12__14__15__________________________________________________
e___(12)___14__15______________________________________________________________
NATURAL MINOR - scale in key of G
e_____________________________________________________________(3)___5___6___
b_______________________________________________3____4____6________________
g___________________________________2___3___5______________________________
d__________________________3__(5)___________________________________________
a______________3___5___6___________________________________________________
e___(3)___5__6______________________________________________________________
NATURAL MINOR - scale in key of A
e_______________________________________________________________(17)__19__20__
b___________________________________________________17__18__20_______________
g_______________________________________16__17__19___________________________
d_____________________________17__(19)________________________________________
a_________________17__19__20_________________________________________________
e___(17)___19__20_____________________________________________________________