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F♯ minor six pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

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

A string: A, B, C#, D#, F#, A at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12

D string: D#, F#, A, B, C# at frets 1, 4, 7, 9, 11

G string: A, B, C#, D#, F# at frets 2, 4, 6, 8, 11

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

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

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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 (E) 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 (E).
  • 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

Open A and open B fall inside the scale, but neither works underneath as a drone, so treat them as passing tones. Roots begin at fret 2 on both E strings and climb to fret 11 on the G, which means the shape repeats all the way up. Box one ends at fret 6. A capo at 2 turns this into E fingerings, with the A-shape barre landing at 9.

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