Scale Reference
A Minor Pentatonic Scale
The A minor pentatonic is one of the most played scales in all of guitar. Its five notes | A, C, D, E, G | fall naturally across the neck in standard tuning, and the open A string makes it instantly accessible for players of every level.
About this scale
A minor pentatonic is a 5-note subset of the A natural minor scale, with the 2nd and 6th degrees removed. This makes it highly versatile | it avoids the notes most likely to clash with common chord progressions in rock and blues.
In A, the scale works over Am, C, G, D, and F chords | covering the majority of common progressions in the key of A minor. It's the scale behind countless iconic rock and blues solos.
Intervals
Root | Minor 3rd | Perfect 4th | Perfect 5th | Minor 7th
See it live on the fretboard
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