Fretwork

E 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 EGABD
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.
135791215EADGBE1♭345♭71♭345♭71♭345♭71♭345♭71♭345♭71♭345♭71♭345♭71♭345♭71♭3
Positions

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

Open position

135EADGBE1♭345♭71♭3455♭71♭3

Position at fret 6

79EADGBE5♭71♭345♭71♭345♭7

Position at fret 11

1215EADGBE1♭345♭71♭345♭71♭3

Other keys

C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B