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A minor #7M pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, G#, A, C, D, E at frets 0, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12

A string: A, C, D, E, G#, A at frets 0, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12

D string: D, E, G#, A, C, D at frets 0, 2, 6, 7, 10, 12

G string: G#, A, C, D, E at frets 1, 2, 5, 7, 9

B string: C, D, E, G#, A at frets 1, 3, 5, 9, 10

High E string: E, G#, A, C, D, E at frets 0, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12

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A minor #7M pentatonic

The minor #7 pentatonic is the minor pentatonic with its flat 7th raised to a major 7th: root, flat 3rd, 4th, 5th, major 7th. It outlines a minor-major 7th chord, the brooding James Bond sonority, and gives melodic or harmonic minor color inside a comfortable pentatonic grip. The half step from 7 up to the root is the whole drama.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

A

I

C

bIII

D

IV

E

V

G♯

VII

minor #7M pentatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Minor pentatonic with the b7 (G) raised to a major 7th: every box you know works, with one fret moved.
  • It outlines a m(maj7) chord: the James Bond sonority in five notes over a A minor vamp.
  • Let the VII to root half step end phrases; that is the drama the raised note buys.
  • Alternate it with regular A minor pentatonic: shifting the 7th back and forth animates a static minor groove.

How to play A minor #7M pentatonic on guitar

Open A is the root, open D a perfect fourth and both E strings a perfect fifth, so four of the six strings drone in key. Box 1 sits at fret 5. Roots also appear at fret 7 on the D and fret 10 on the B, which lets the box link upward without leaving the top strings. Position work carries on from fret 9, and the open A gives a low anchor to fall back to.

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