Scale Reference
E Minor Pentatonic | Triads
The E minor pentatonic scale with its diatonic triads highlighted across the fretboard. Seeing the chords lit up within the scale shows you exactly where each triad lives and how they connect to your lead playing.
Triads in E minor pentatonic
The E minor pentatonic contains two complete triads | an E minor triad (E, G, B) and a G major triad (G, B, D). Both are built entirely from notes within the scale, meaning every note of each chord is fair game when soloing.
Understanding where these triads sit inside your pentatonic patterns is one of the fastest ways to make your solos sound more musical. Instead of running scales, you start targeting chord tones | the notes that sound strongest over each chord in the progression.
How to use this
When the rhythm section hits an Em chord, target the E, G, and B notes in your pentatonic pattern. When it moves to G major, shift your focus to the G, B, and D notes. The scale stays the same | your note targeting changes.
Explore triads interactively
Build progressions, toggle individual chords on and off, and experiment with every triad across the full neck.
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