A Minor Pentatonic 5 Shapes Introduction

In this module we're going to look at the 5 Shapes of the A Minor Pentatonic scale. This lesson gives an overview of this concept and shows how these shapes relate to each other.

Key points

• Make sure you're already familiar with the first shape of the Minor Pentatonic scale
• Learn to play the scale on one string - this will help with identifying the root notes of the other shapes

A Minor Pentatonic scale

The dark blue notes show the A Minor Pentatonic scale in Shape 1. The light blue notes show the same scale using only the 6th string.

A Minor Pentatonic - The 5 Shapes

Blue = Shape 1 | Red = Shape 2 | Pink = Shape 3 | Yellow = Shape 4 | Green = Shape 5