Scale
A minor pentatonic scale
The A minor pentatonic scale has 5 notes: A, C, D, E and G.
- Notes
- A · C · D · E · G
- Step pattern
- W+H – W – W – W+H – W
W = whole step (two keys), H = half step (the very next key).
Play it yourself
Play the scale going up: start on A and tap each note in order.
- A
- C
- D
- E
- G
The minor pentatonic scale is natural minor without its 2nd and 6th. Five notes, no half steps, and the sound of countless rock and blues solos.