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G minor six pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, G, Bb, C, D, E at frets 0, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12

A string: Bb, C, D, E, G at frets 1, 3, 5, 7, 10

D string: D, E, G, Bb, C, D at frets 0, 2, 5, 8, 10, 12

G string: G, Bb, C, D, E, G at frets 0, 3, 5, 7, 9, 12

B string: C, D, E, G, Bb at frets 1, 3, 5, 8, 11

High E string: E, G, Bb, C, D, E at frets 0, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12

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G 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:

G

I

B♭

bIII

C

IV

D

V

E

VI

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

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

Open G is a root and three more open strings sit in the key, which lets you drone the tonic while the hand works higher up. Only the A and B strings stay outside. Box one starts at fret 3 and hands off at fret 7, so the shift is a short move. Roots also wait at fret 5 on the D string and fret 10 on the A, giving two more anchors up top.

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