Guitar scale companion

Bb Minor Pentatonic Scale

Learn the Bb Minor Pentatonic scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

1Bbb3Db4Eb5Fb7Ab

Full fretboard map

Every Bb Minor Pentatonic Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive

CAGED

These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck.

Bb Minor Pentatonic inherits the C window from C# Major Pentatonic while Bb remains the displayed root.

C shape tab (1-5)
e |-1--------4---|
B |----2-----4---|
G |-1-----3------|
D |-1-----3------|
A |-1--------4---|
E |-1--------4---|

Bb Minor Pentatonic inherits the A window from C# Major Pentatonic while Bb remains the displayed root.

A shape tab (3-7)
e |----4-----6---|
B |----4-----6---|
G |-3--------6---|
D |-3--------6---|
A |----4-----6---|
E |----4-----6---|

Bb Minor Pentatonic inherits the G window from C# Major Pentatonic while Bb remains the displayed root.

G shape tab (6-10)
e |-6--------9---|
B |-6--------9---|
G |-6-----8------|
D |-6-----8------|
A |-6-----8------|
E |-6--------9---|

Bb Minor Pentatonic inherits the E window from C# Major Pentatonic while Bb remains the displayed root.

E shape tab (8-12)
e |----9----11---|
B |----9----11---|
G |-8----10------|
D |-8-------11---|
A |-8-------11---|
E |----9----11---|

Bb Minor Pentatonic inherits the D window from C# Major Pentatonic while Bb remains the displayed root.

D shape tab (10-14)
e |---11----13---|
B |---11-------14|
G |10-------13---|
D |---11----13---|
A |---11----13---|
E |---11----13---|