Guitar scale companion
Learn the G Minor Pentatonic scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.
Every G 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.
G Minor Pentatonic, G shape: the box around the G-shape G chord, taken from the A box of A# Major Pentatonic.
G shape tab (0-4) e |----1-----3---| B |----1-----3---| G |-0--------3---| D |-0--------3---| A |----1-----3---| E |----1-----3---|
G Minor Pentatonic, E shape: the box around the E-shape G chord, taken from the G box of A# Major Pentatonic.
E shape tab (3-7) e |-3--------6---| B |-3--------6---| G |-3-----5------| D |-3-----5------| A |-3-----5------| E |-3--------6---|
G Minor Pentatonic, D shape: the box around the D-shape G chord, taken from the E box of A# Major Pentatonic.
D shape tab (5-9) e |----6-----8---| B |----6-----8---| G |-5-----7------| D |-5--------8---| A |-5--------8---| E |----6-----8---|
G Minor Pentatonic, C shape: the box around the C-shape G chord, taken from the D box of A# Major Pentatonic.
C shape tab (7-11) e |----8----10---| B |----8-------11| G |-7-------10---| D |----8----10---| A |----8----10---| E |----8----10---|
G Minor Pentatonic, A shape: the box around the A-shape G chord, taken from the C box of A# Major Pentatonic.
A shape tab (10-14) e |10-------13---| B |---11----13---| G |10----12------| D |10----12------| A |10-------13---| E |10-------13---|