This page includes:
- 6 pentatonic scale guitar fingerboard patterns.
- A large, moveable Guitar Fretboard Diagram of Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales.
- Guitar Fretboard Note Locator Table
A pentatonic scale has 5 notes (penta =5).
The pentatonic scale is probably one of the widely used scales in the world.
Please also check out info/diagrams on the major scale and the blues scales.
- Blues scales (Guitar Fretboard Diagrams, Tab and Standard Notation)
- Major Scales for Guitar (8 Fretboard Diagrams)
- G major scales (Fretboard diagrams, Standard and Tab Notation)
Table of Contents
6 Fretboard Diagrams
Form 1
Form 2
Form 3
Form 4
Form 5
Form 6
Entire (Moveable) Guitar Fretboard Diagram of Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales
- Major Pentatonic Scale root notes = Star
- Minor Pentatonic root notes = Triangle
- All the other notes = blue/purple squares
- Use the fretboard note locator table (see below) to pick the key of the pentatonic scale.
How to Use the Fretboard Note Table to Find the Key of a Pentatonic Scale on the Fretboard Diagram
- What key for the pentatonic scale?
- For example, say you want to play in a A major pentatonic scale.
- Look for the note A on the table below.
- You find 6th string, 5th fret as one instance of A.
- Look above, to the moveable fretboard pentatonic scale diagram.
- Find a star (the “root” note of the major pentatonic scale) on the 6th string.
- Now orient your scale patterns so that star is on the 6th string, 5th fret of your guitar! (Most people would play this note “A” on the 5th fret, 6th string with their pinky finger)
- Enjoy!
- Try singing/humming along to help get the notes/melodies of the scales in your ears.
Guitar Fretboard Note Locator Table (up to the 15th fret)
| Fret # | E, 6th String | A, 5th String | D, 4th String | G, 3rd String | B, 2nd String | E, 1st String |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | E | A | D | G | B | E |
| 1 | F | A#/Bb | D#/Eb | G#/Ab | C | F |
| 2 | F#/Gb | B | E | A | C#/Db | F#/Gb |
| 3 | G | C | F | A#/Bb | D | G |
| 4 | G#/Ab | C#/Db | F#/Gb | B | D#/Eb | G#/Ab |
| 5 | A | D | G | C | E | A |
| 6 | A#/Bb | D#/Eb | G#/Ab | C#/Db | F | A#/Bb |
| 7 | B | E | A | D | F#/Gb | B |
| 8 | C | F | A#/Bb | D#/Eb | G | C |
| 9 | C#/Db | F#/Gb | B | E | G#/Ab | C#/Db |
| 10 | D | G | C | F | A | D |
| 11 | D#/Eb | G#/Ab | C#/Db | F#/Gb | A#/Bb | D#/Eb |
| 12 | E | A | D | G | B | E |
| 13 | F | A#/Bb | D#/Eb | G#/Ab | C | F |
| 14 | F#/Gb | B | E | A | C#/Db | F#/Gb |
| 15 | G | C | F | A#/Bb | D | G |
| Frets | E, 6th String | A, 5th String | D, 4th String | G, 3rd String | B, 2nd String | E, 1st String |
Practice Makes Progress!
Hope this helps and all the best!
If you have any questions, comments, ideas and/or suggestions, please send me a message!
2 replies on “Minor Pentatonics (6 Fretboard Diagrams for Guitar and Full Moveable Chart)”
One error above (I think) is that under “How to use the Fretboard Table …” #7 says “… triangle …”. But it should say “… star …” since it is the Maj scale
Hi Wally! Thanks for the comment! My apologies on the delayed response!
i just updated the page – thanks for the heads up!
Best wishes with all your musical endeavors!
Thanks and best wishes!