Guitar scale companion

B Minor Pentatonic Scale

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

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Full fretboard map

Every B 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.

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

C shape tab (2-6)
e |-2--------5---|
B |----3-----5---|
G |-2-----4------|
D |-2-----4------|
A |-2--------5---|
E |-2--------5---|

B Minor Pentatonic inherits the A window from D Major Pentatonic while B remains the displayed root.

A shape tab (4-8)
e |----5-----7---|
B |----5-----7---|
G |-4--------7---|
D |-4--------7---|
A |----5-----7---|
E |----5-----7---|

B Minor Pentatonic inherits the G window from D Major Pentatonic while B remains the displayed root.

G shape tab (7-11)
e |-7-------10---|
B |-7-------10---|
G |-7-----9------|
D |-7-----9------|
A |-7-----9------|
E |-7-------10---|

B Minor Pentatonic inherits the E window from D Major Pentatonic while B remains the displayed root.

E shape tab (9-13)
e |---10----12---|
B |---10----12---|
G |-9----11------|
D |-9-------12---|
A |-9-------12---|
E |---10----12---|

B Minor Pentatonic inherits the D window from D Major Pentatonic while B remains the displayed root.

D shape tab (11-15)
e |---12----14---|
B |---12-------15|
G |11-------14---|
D |---12----14---|
A |---12----14---|
E |---12----14---|