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E Minor Pentatonic is one of the most common guitar scales and is used in thousands of popular songs.
Hop in and you’ll learn the positions and theory for this awesome scale.
Understanding the E Minor Pentatonic Scale
The 5 E Minor Pentatonic Scale Notes
The 5 notes in the E Minor Pentatonic scale are: E-G-A-B-D
What is the relative major of E Minor Pentatonic?
The relative major of E Minor Pentatonic is G Major Pentatonic.
You can learn more about G Major Pentatonic, and Pentatonic Scales in general in this post.
How to play E Minor Pentatonic on guitar
Here are the 5 E Minor Pentatonic positions/shapes for the guitar.
Position 1 shows both the open and 12th fret positions for the scale.
E Minor Pentatonic Position 1
E Minor Pentatonic Position 2
E Minor Pentatonic Position 3
E Minor Pentatonic Position 4
E Minor Pentatonic Position 5
E Minor Pentatonic Fretboard Diagram
