Guitar scale companion

E Minor Pentatonic Scale

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

1Eb3G4A5Bb7D

Full fretboard map

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

Interactive

CAGED

These static CAGED boxes show the same scale in practical four- to five-fret areas before you explore the full neck.

E Minor Pentatonic aligns with the G major pentatonic G box; E remains the minor root.

E shape tab (0-4)
e |-0--------3---|
B |-0--------3---|
G |-0-----2------|
D |-0-----2------|
A |-0-----2------|
E |-0--------3---|

E Minor Pentatonic aligns with the G major pentatonic E box; E remains the minor root.

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 aligns with the G major pentatonic D box; E remains the minor root.

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 aligns with the G major pentatonic C box; E remains the minor root.

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 aligns with the G major pentatonic A box; E remains the minor root.

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