Guitar scale companion
Learn the A Minor Pentatonic scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every A Minor Pentatonic Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.
Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.
These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck. Each one surrounds a CAGED chord shape; see how the five shapes connect in the CAGED system.
A Minor Pentatonic, A shape: the box around the A-shape A chord, taken from the C box of C Major Pentatonic.
A shape tab (0-4) e |-0--------3---| B |----1-----3---| G |-0-----2------| D |-0-----2------| A |-0--------3---| E |-0--------3---|
A Minor Pentatonic, G shape: the box around the G-shape A chord, taken from the A box of C Major Pentatonic.
G shape tab (2-6) e |----3-----5---| B |----3-----5---| G |-2--------5---| D |-2--------5---| A |----3-----5---| E |----3-----5---|
A Minor Pentatonic, E shape: the box around the E-shape A chord, taken from the G box of C Major Pentatonic.
E shape tab (5-9) e |-5--------8---| B |-5--------8---| G |-5-----7------| D |-5-----7------| A |-5-----7------| E |-5--------8---|
A Minor Pentatonic, D shape: the box around the D-shape A chord, taken from the E box of C Major Pentatonic.
D shape tab (7-11) e |----8----10---| B |----8----10---| G |-7-----9------| D |-7-------10---| A |-7-------10---| E |----8----10---|
A Minor Pentatonic, C shape: the box around the C-shape A chord, taken from the D box of C Major Pentatonic.
C shape tab (9-13) e |---10----12---| B |---10-------13| G |-9-------12---| D |---10----12---| A |---10----12---| E |---10----12---|