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A minor pentatonic scale
The A minor pentatonic scale is made of the notes A, C, D, E, G. It has 5 notes; compared with the major scale its formula is 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7.
Pentatonic · 5 notes
Note names
- 1A
- ♭3C
- 4D
- 5E
- ♭7G
PatternW+H – W – W – W+H – W(W = whole step, H = half step)
Five notes with no half steps: easy to use and found in every genre. Degrees are shown relative to the major scale: ♭3 is the third lowered by a half step, ♯4 the fourth raised.
Mode and chords
Put it into practice
The scale played in thirds over one octave: one of the exercises MEG generates from this scale.
Frequently asked questions
- What are the notes of the A minor pentatonic scale?
- The notes are A, C, D, E, G.
- What is the pattern of the A minor pentatonic scale?
- The sequence of steps is W+H – W – W – W+H – W (W = whole step, H = half step); compared with the major scale the degrees are 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7.
- Which chords is the A minor pentatonic scale used over?
- It is used over Am7, Am, Asus4: the chords on the tonic made of the notes of the scale.