B Minor Pentatonic Scale

B minor pentatonic

Notes

B · D · E · F♯ · A

Intervals

  • RootB (1P)
  • Minor 3rdD (3m)
  • Perfect 4thE (4P)
  • Perfect 5thF♯ (5P)
  • Minor 7thA (7m)

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912EF♯ABDEBDEF♯ABABDEF♯DEF♯ABDABDEF♯AEF♯ABDE
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Pentatonic box shapes

EBGDAE357912EF♯ABDEBDEF♯ABABDEF♯DEF♯ABDABDEF♯AEF♯ABDE
Box positions
Box 4frets 2–5
EBGDAE35F♯ADEABEF♯BDF♯A
Box 5frets 4–7
EBGDAE57ABEF♯BDF♯ADEAB
Box 1frets 7–10
EBGDAE79BDF♯ADEF♯ABEF♯BD
Box 2frets 9–12
EBGDAE91213DEABEF♯BDF♯ADE
Box 3frets 11–15
EBGDAE1213141516EF♯BDF♯ABDEF♯ABEF♯

Diagrams

B Minor Pentatonic Scale fretboard charts — tap any diagram to open it full size to save or print.

B Minor Pentatonic Scale — notes B, D, E, F#, A shown across the full guitar fretboard, frets 0 to 12.
Whole neck — frets 0–12
B Minor Pentatonic Scale — five pentatonic box positions shown as fretboard neck slices.
Five pentatonic box positions