G♯ minor pentatonic
A five-note scale built on G♯: root, minor third, fourth, fifth and minor seventh. The most widely used scale for improvising in rock and blues.
- Notes:
- G♯, B, C♯, D♯, F♯.
- Formula:
- 1, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭7.
- Style:
- Rock, blues, pop.
- Difficulty:
- Beginner.
On the neck
Every note of the scale on the neck (choose 12, 15 or 19 frets). Click to listen.
High E at the top, just like in tab.Neck seen from the front, headstock at the top: low E on the left, just like a chord diagram.
Play the scale notes over it. Open in the Studio
Chords that go with it
The chords built on the notes of the scale: improvise with this scale over any progression that uses them.
Progressions to use it on
Loop the first one and improvise over it:
All 5 positions
Each position covers all six strings, with two notes per string. Position 1 starts on the root, on the 6th string.
Position 1: frets 4 to 7
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|---------------------4-7-| B|-----------------4-7-----| G|-------------4-6---------| D|---------4-6-------------| A|-----4-6-----------------| E|-4-7---------------------|
Position 2: frets 6 to 9
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|---------------------7-9-| B|-----------------7-9-----| G|-------------6-8---------| D|---------6-9-------------| A|-----6-9-----------------| E|-7-9---------------------|
Position 3: frets 8 to 12
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|--------------------------9-11-| B|---------------------9-12------| G|----------------8-11-----------| D|-----------9-11----------------| A|------9-11---------------------| E|-9-11--------------------------|
Position 4: frets 11 to 14
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|-------------------------------11-14-| B|-------------------------12-14-------| G|-------------------11-13-------------| D|-------------11-13-------------------| A|-------11-14-------------------------| E|-11-14-------------------------------|
Position 5: frets 1 to 4
It also works an octave higher, frets 13 to 16.
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|---------------------2-4-| B|-----------------2-4-----| G|-------------1-4---------| D|---------1-4-------------| A|-----2-4-----------------| E|-2-4---------------------|