Pentatonic and blues scales on the fretboard
Pentatonic scales keep five notes of a seven note scale, and the blues scale adds one passing note to the minor pentatonic. They are small enough to learn as a few shapes across the neck. The map shows every position of each one.
Standard tuning
Pentatonic Minor
- C Pentatonic Minor
- C# Pentatonic Minor
- D Pentatonic Minor
- Eb Pentatonic Minor
- E Pentatonic Minor
- F Pentatonic Minor
- F# Pentatonic Minor
- G Pentatonic Minor
- Ab Pentatonic Minor
- A Pentatonic Minor
- Bb Pentatonic Minor
- B Pentatonic Minor
Pentatonic Major
- C Pentatonic Major
- C# Pentatonic Major
- D Pentatonic Major
- Eb Pentatonic Major
- E Pentatonic Major
- F Pentatonic Major
- F# Pentatonic Major
- G Pentatonic Major
- Ab Pentatonic Major
- A Pentatonic Major
- Bb Pentatonic Major
- B Pentatonic Major
Blues
- C Blues
- C# Blues
- D Blues
- Eb Blues
- E Blues
- F Blues
- F# Blues
- G Blues
- Ab Blues
- A Blues
- Bb Blues
- B Blues