E Minor pentatonicScale
Formula
E Minor pentatonic on the chromatic circle
E Minor pentatonic has the notes of G Major pentatonic, started from E. Pick another note on the circle to open the scale that starts there.
E Minor pentatonic across the fretboard
Every note of the scale up to the 16th fret, named by its degree. The root is a ring. Step through the five CAGED positions one at a time in the scale library.
Where E Minor pentatonic fits
The first scale most guitarists learn: blues, rock and metal solos over minor and dominant chords. It works over all three chords of a 12-bar blues in its key.
Minor pentatonic scale in every key
E Minor pentatonic scale questions
What notes are in the E Minor pentatonic scale?
E G A B D. As degrees from the root: 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7.
What is the E Minor pentatonic scale formula?
1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7, or in steps between the notes, 1½ W W 1½ W (W is a whole step of two frets, H a half step of one fret, 1½ three frets).
How do you play the E Minor pentatonic scale on guitar?
This page draws every note of E Minor pentatonic up to the 16th fret, each named by its degree with the root as a ring. To learn it a few frets at a time, open it in the scale library and step through its five CAGED positions, from the E shape to the D shape to the C shape to the A shape to the G shape.
When is the E Minor pentatonic scale used?
The first scale most guitarists learn: blues, rock and metal solos over minor and dominant chords. It works over all three chords of a 12-bar blues in its key.