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G♯ minor six pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E#, G#, B, C#, D# at frets 1, 4, 7, 9, 11

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

D string: D#, E#, G#, B, C# at frets 1, 3, 6, 9, 11

G string: G#, B, C#, D#, E# at frets 1, 4, 6, 8, 10

B string: B, C#, D#, E#, G#, B at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12

High E string: E#, G#, B, C#, D# at frets 1, 4, 7, 9, 11

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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 (F): 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

Nut-side root sits at fret 1 on the G string, which means a low anchor exists even though box one starts at fret 4. Open B is the one open string in the scale, and the data does not rate it as a drone. Clamp a capo at fret 1 for G shapes. Box one hands over at fret 8, so the A-shape barre at 11 belongs to the next position.

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