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B minor six pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F#, G#, B, D, E at frets 0, 2, 4, 7, 10, 12

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

D string: D, E, F#, G#, B, D at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12

G string: G#, B, D, E, F# at frets 1, 4, 7, 9, 11

B string: B, D, E, F#, G#, B at frets 0, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12

High E string: E, F#, G#, B, D, E at frets 0, 2, 4, 7, 10, 12

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B 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:

B

I

D

bIII

E

IV

F♯

V

G♯

VI

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

tip
  • Minor pentatonic with the b7 (A) swapped for the natural 6th (G#): one moved finger, and the box outlines a m6 chord.
  • Over a dorian vamp or m6 chord on B, the VI is the color note: lean on it where you would have leaned on b7 (A).
  • 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 B minor six pentatonic on guitar

Open B rings as a root, which lets the tonic carry from an unfretted string anywhere on the neck. Three more open strings fall in the scale, and the A-shape barre at 2 covers the tonic. Box one opens at fret 7 and the next takes over at fret 11, so the shift is a four-fret move. Capo at fret 2 gives A shapes.

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