Scale Reference
E Minor Pentatonic Scale
The E minor pentatonic scale is the most widely used scale in rock, blues, and lead guitar. Its five notes | E, G, A, B, D | sit naturally under the fingers in standard tuning, making it the first scale most guitarists learn.
About this scale
The minor pentatonic is a 5-note subset of the 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 E, the scale works over E minor, G major, D major, A major, and C major chords | covering the majority of common progressions in the key of E minor.
Intervals
Root | Minor 3rd | Perfect 4th | Perfect 5th | Minor 7th
See it live on the fretboard
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