Minor Pentatonic Scale

Important characteristics:

• The Minor Pentatonic is 5 note scale
• Sounds good over minor triads and minor 7 chords.
• Can also be used over or the ii,  iii,  and vi chords in Major key.
• Works great for Minor and Major Blues songs.
• Uses the  1st,  b3rd, 4th, 5th  & b7th degrees of the Major Scale.
• The end of each adjacent form is the beginning of the next form.

*Here are some lessons on how to better understand and approach playing these Minor Pentatonic scale forms:  3. The CAGED Method part III – Minor ,  Minor Form Lessons:  Cm, Am, Gm, Em, Dm.  This page is meant as a way to view them all together once you’ve completed all 5 forms.

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