Scale
E minor pentatonic scale
The E minor pentatonic scale has 5 notes: E, G, A, B and D.
- Notes
- E · G · A · B · D
- 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 E and tap each note in order.
- E
- G
- A
- B
- D
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.