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A minor six pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F#, A, C, D, E at frets 0, 2, 5, 8, 10, 12

A string: A, C, D, E, F#, A at frets 0, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12

D string: D, E, F#, A, C, D at frets 0, 2, 4, 7, 10, 12

G string: A, C, D, E, F# at frets 2, 5, 7, 9, 11

B string: C, D, E, F#, A at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, 10

High E string: E, F#, A, C, D, E at frets 0, 2, 5, 8, 10, 12

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A minor six pentatonic

The minor six pentatonic swaps the flat 7th of the minor pentatonic for a natural 6th: root, flat 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th. That one change shifts the color from blues toward dorian, outlining a minor 6th chord, the classic sound over a minor vamp with a sophisticated edge. Grant Green and jazz-blues players lean on it constantly.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

A

I

C

bIII

D

IV

E

V

F♯

VI

minor six pentatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Minor pentatonic with the b7 (G) swapped for the natural 6th (F#): one moved finger, and the box outlines a m6 chord.
  • Over a dorian vamp or m6 chord on A, the VI is the color note: lean on it where you would have leaned on b7 (G).
  • Grant Green's trick: run it over the related dominant a 4th above; the same five notes spell that chord's 9-13 colors.
  • Alternate it with the standard minor pentatonic mid-solo; toggling the 6th and 7th keeps a long minor jam moving.

How to play A minor six pentatonic on guitar

Open A is a root at fret 0, so the tonic rings while box one starts at fret 5. Both E strings and the D string join it, giving four open strings inside the scale. Box one stops at fret 9. Roots at fret 2 on the G string and fret 7 on the D keep the middle of the neck covered, with the A-shape barre up at 12.

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