Guitar scale companion
Learn the B Minor Pentatonic scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every B 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.
B Minor Pentatonic, A shape: the box around the A-shape B chord, taken from the C box of D Major Pentatonic.
A 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, G shape: the box around the G-shape B chord, taken from the A box of D Major Pentatonic.
G 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, E shape: the box around the E-shape B chord, taken from the G box of D Major Pentatonic.
E 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, D shape: the box around the D-shape B chord, taken from the E box of D Major Pentatonic.
D 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, C shape: the box around the C-shape B chord, taken from the D box of D Major Pentatonic.
C shape tab (11-15) e |---12----14---| B |---12-------15| G |11-------14---| D |---12----14---| A |---12----14---| E |---12----14---|