Guitar scale companion
Learn the F Minor Pentatonic scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every F 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.
F Minor Pentatonic, E shape: the box around the E-shape F chord, taken from the G box of G# Major Pentatonic.
E shape tab (1-5) e |-1--------4---| B |-1--------4---| G |-1-----3------| D |-1-----3------| A |-1-----3------| E |-1--------4---|
F Minor Pentatonic, D shape: the box around the D-shape F chord, taken from the E box of G# Major Pentatonic.
D shape tab (3-7) e |----4-----6---| B |----4-----6---| G |-3-----5------| D |-3--------6---| A |-3--------6---| E |----4-----6---|
F Minor Pentatonic, C shape: the box around the C-shape F chord, taken from the D box of G# Major Pentatonic.
C shape tab (5-9) e |----6-----8---| B |----6--------9| G |-5--------8---| D |----6-----8---| A |----6-----8---| E |----6-----8---|
F Minor Pentatonic, A shape: the box around the A-shape F chord, taken from the C box of G# Major Pentatonic.
A shape tab (8-12) e |-8-------11---| B |----9----11---| G |-8----10------| D |-8----10------| A |-8-------11---| E |-8-------11---|
F Minor Pentatonic, G shape: the box around the G-shape F chord, taken from the A box of G# Major Pentatonic.
G shape tab (10-14) e |---11----13---| B |---11----13---| G |10-------13---| D |10-------13---| A |---11----13---| E |---11----13---|