A Minor Pentatonic Scale
The A minor pentatonic scale is the workhorse of blues, rock, and pop soloing in A minor. Five notes that almost never clash.
Notes in A Minor Pentatonic
The A Minor Pentatonic scale contains A — C — D — E — G. The interval pattern is the universal minor pentatonic pattern, transposed to start on A.
How to use it
Open the interactive scale explorer above to see A Minor Pentatonic on a piano keyboard, on a guitar fretboard, and to hear it played ascending or descending. The diatonic chord chips show the chords built from this scale.
Common uses
The A minor pentatonic scale is the workhorse of blues, rock, and pop soloing in A minor. Five notes that almost never clash.
FAQs
What chords go with the A Minor Pentatonic scale?
Open the scale explorer to see the seven diatonic chords built from this scale. Each chord chip plays back so you can hear the harmony.
How is A Minor Pentatonic different from other scales on A?
The intervals between notes are different. A Minor Pentatonic uses the minor pentatonic interval pattern; switch to a different scale type in the explorer to hear how the same root sounds with major, minor, pentatonic, blues, and other patterns.
What's the relative key of A Minor Pentatonic?
For major and minor scales, the relative is found three semitones away. A major and F# minor share the same notes; A minor and C major share the same notes.