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 B Major Pentatonic.
G shape tab (1-5) e |----2-----4---| B |----2-----4---| G |-1--------4---| D |-1--------4---| A |----2-----4---| E |----2-----4---|
G# Minor Pentatonic, E shape: the box around the E-shape G# chord, taken from the G box of B Major Pentatonic.
E shape tab (4-8) e |-4--------7---| B |-4--------7---| G |-4-----6------| D |-4-----6------| A |-4-----6------| E |-4--------7---|
G# Minor Pentatonic, D shape: the box around the D-shape G# chord, taken from the E box of B Major Pentatonic.
D shape tab (6-10) e |----7-----9---| B |----7-----9---| G |-6-----8------| D |-6--------9---| A |-6--------9---| E |----7-----9---|
G# Minor Pentatonic, C shape: the box around the C-shape G# chord, taken from the D box of B Major Pentatonic.
C shape tab (8-12) e |----9----11---| B |----9-------12| G |-8-------11---| D |----9----11---| A |----9----11---| E |----9----11---|
G# Minor Pentatonic, A shape: the box around the A-shape G# chord, taken from the C box of B Major Pentatonic.
A shape tab (11-15) e |11-------14---| B |---12----14---| G |11----13------| D |11----13------| A |11-------14---| E |11-------14---|