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E♭ minor six pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: Gb, Ab, Bb, C, Eb at frets 2, 4, 6, 8, 11

A string: Bb, C, Eb, Gb, Ab at frets 1, 3, 6, 9, 11

D string: Eb, Gb, Ab, Bb, C at frets 1, 4, 6, 8, 10

G string: Ab, Bb, C, Eb, Gb at frets 1, 3, 5, 8, 11

B string: C, Eb, Gb, Ab, Bb at frets 1, 4, 7, 9, 11

High E string: Gb, Ab, Bb, C, Eb at frets 2, 4, 6, 8, 11

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Eb 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:

E♭

I

G♭

bIII

A♭

IV

B♭

V

C

VI

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

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

Roots stack up the neck, fret 1 on the D string through fret 11 on the low E, which means one is always within reach. A capo on fret 1 gives D shapes. Not one open string falls in the scale, so drones are out and the fretting hand carries everything. Box one runs from fret 11, the second shape takes over at fret 15, and the A-shape barre sits at 6.

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