Guitar scale companion
Learn the E Minor Pentatonic scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every E 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.
E Minor Pentatonic, D shape: the box around the D-shape E chord, taken from the E box of G Major Pentatonic.
D shape tab (2-6) e |----3-----5---| B |----3-----5---| G |-2-----4------| D |-2--------5---| A |-2--------5---| E |----3-----5---|
E Minor Pentatonic, C shape: the box around the C-shape E chord, taken from the D box of G Major Pentatonic.
C shape tab (4-8) e |----5-----7---| B |----5--------8| G |-4--------7---| D |----5-----7---| A |----5-----7---| E |----5-----7---|
E Minor Pentatonic, A shape: the box around the A-shape E chord, taken from the C box of G Major Pentatonic.
A shape tab (7-11) e |-7-------10---| B |----8----10---| G |-7-----9------| D |-7-----9------| A |-7-------10---| E |-7-------10---|
E Minor Pentatonic, G shape: the box around the G-shape E chord, taken from the A box of G Major Pentatonic.
G shape tab (9-13) e |---10----12---| B |---10----12---| G |-9-------12---| D |-9-------12---| A |---10----12---| E |---10----12---|
E Minor Pentatonic, E shape: the box around the E-shape E chord, taken from the G box of G Major Pentatonic.
E shape tab (12-16) e |12-------15---| B |12-------15---| G |12----14------| D |12----14------| A |12----14------| E |12-------15---|