Fretwork

G 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 GA#CDF
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.
135791215EADGBEFGA#CDFGA#CDFGA#CDFGA#CDFGA#CDFGA#CDFGA#CDFGA#CDFG
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 2

357EADGBEGA#CDFGA#CDFGA#

Position at fret 9

912EADGBEDFGA#CDFGA#CDF

Other keys