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G♯ minor pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F#, G#, B, C#, D# at frets 2, 4, 7, 9, 11

A string: B, C#, D#, F#, G# at frets 2, 4, 6, 9, 11

D string: D#, F#, G#, B, C# at frets 1, 4, 6, 9, 11

G string: G#, B, C#, D#, F# at frets 1, 4, 6, 8, 11

B string: B, C#, D#, F#, G#, B at frets 0, 2, 4, 7, 9, 12

High E string: F#, G#, B, C#, D# at frets 2, 4, 7, 9, 11

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G# minor pentatonic

The minor pentatonic is the most played guitar scale in existence: root, flat 3rd, 4th, 5th and flat 7th. Its five notes fit one comfortable two-notes-per-string box, which made it the backbone of blues, rock and countless classic solos. Because it omits the 2nd and 6th it works over almost any chord in a minor key, and adding the flat 5th turns it into the minor blues scale.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

G♯

I

B

bIII

C♯

IV

D♯

V

F♯

bVII

Same notes, different mode

G# minor pentatonic uses the same notes as the scales below. Start from a different note and you get a new mode built on the very same note set.

B major pentatonicC# egyptianD# malkos ragaF# ritusen

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

tip
  • Learn box 1 at the fret of G# on the low E string first, but escape it early: slide up to box 2 on the B and E strings for higher bends.
  • The 4th (C#) bent a whole step up to the 5th (D#) is the single most-used bend in blues; practice hitting it in tune.
  • Rub the flat 3rd (B) against a major-key backing for blues grit, or curl it slightly sharp toward the major 3rd like the classic players.
  • Add the flat 5th (D) as a passing note and you have the G# blues scale; use it in transit, not as a resting place.

How to play G♯ minor pentatonic on guitar

Open B is the lone unfretted scale tone here, a minor third above G#. Capo the guitar at fret 1 and everything reads as G, so familiar G minor pentatonic opens come back. Box one anchors at fret 4. Fret 8 marks the end of the first shape, which means the A-string root at fret 11 is your next anchor. B major pentatonic lies 3 semitones up on these very same frets, so the relative side needs no relearning.

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