Fretwork

B Minor pentatonic

The first scale most guitarists learn and the one most solos are built from. Five notes, no semitone clashes, and almost impossible to make sound wrong over a blues or rock progression.

Notes BDEF#A
Degrees 1♭345♭7
Intervals0 semitones · 3 semitones · 5 semitones · 7 semitones · 10 semitones
The whole neck
Note names Scale degrees Filled markers are the root.
135791215EADGBEEF#ABDEF#ABDEF#ABDEF#ABDEABDEF#ABDEF#ABDEF#ABDEF#
Positions

Each of these fits under one hand without shifting. Learn one until you can play it without looking before starting the next.

Position at fret 1

135EADGBEF#ABDEF#ABDEF#A

Position at fret 6

79EADGBEBDEF#ABDEF#ABD

Other keys