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F minor six pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, Ab, Bb, C, D at frets 1, 4, 6, 8, 10

A string: Bb, C, D, F, Ab at frets 1, 3, 5, 8, 11

D string: D, F, Ab, Bb, C, D at frets 0, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12

G string: Ab, Bb, C, D, F at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, 10

B string: C, D, F, Ab, Bb at frets 1, 3, 6, 9, 11

High E string: F, Ab, Bb, C, D at frets 1, 4, 6, 8, 10

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F 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:

F

I

A♭

bIII

B♭

IV

C

V

D

VI

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

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

Lowest root is fret 1 on the low E, one fret off the nut, so box one sits almost in open position. Open D is the single open string in the key, and it does not hold as a drone. First shape ends at fret 5. With a capo at the 1st fret the key reads as E, which means open E patterns cover it.

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