The Minor Pentatonic Scale.

The word pentatonic literally means five (from pent) note (from tone), and the pentatonic scale consists of five notes; the 1^st, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th & 7^th of the minor scale.

For example; in the key of A minor, the notes of the pentatonic scale are;

A (1^st), C (3^rd), D (4^th), E (5^th), G (7^th)

The finger pattern for the pentatonic scale is as follows;

In this example, we are playing the F# Pentatonic scale, starting at the 2nd fret of the 6^th (low E) string.

Black Notes: These positions should be fretted with the first finger.
Blue Notes: position should be fretted with the second finger.
Green Notes: These positions should be fretted with the third finger.
White Notes: These positions should be fretted with the fourth finger.