C Minor Pentatonic Scale in All Five Positions

Dave Cosby
Presented here is the Minor Pentonic Scale through all five positions of the guitar neck. Starting with
position I, with the Root of the scale on the 6th string, the five basic positions of the Minor Pentatonic
Scale are presented starting on the root of the scale "C" at various locations on the guitar neck. Practice
and memorize each position one at a time. Then try the three octave scale that connects all of the
individual positions of the scale into one long scale fingering.

Minor Pentatonic Scale Position I

° 4 œ œ b œ œbœ œbœ œ œ 4

bœ bœ œ bœ 4 1 1 4
Acoustic Guitar & 4 œ bœ œ œ bœ œ 3
1 3 œ œ bœ œj
1 3 1 1 3 1
3 1
3
4 1 1 4
1 1
8 11 8
8 11 11 8
8 10 10 8
Acoustic Guitar 8 10 10 8
¢⁄ 8 11
8 10 10 8
11 8

Minor Pentatonic Scale Position II

4 b œ œ bœ œ bœ œ bœ 2 4 2
° œ bœ œ œ 2
œ œ bœ œ
4 4 2
A. Gtr. & 1
4 1 3
bœ œ œ bœ œ œ bœ œ 3 1 4
1 3 4 1
1 3 4 1
2
11 13 11
11 13 13 11
10 12 12 10
A. Gtr. 10 13 13 10 10
¢⁄ 13 10
13 11 13
10 13

Minor Pentatonic Scale Position III

7 b œ œ bœ œ œ œ bœ œ bœ 4 1 3 1 4
° œ bœ œ œ 4
œ œ bœ œ
1 1 4
A. Gtr. & 4
2 4 1
bœ œ œ œ bœ œ 1 4 2
4 2 2 4
4 2 4

13 15 13
13 16 16 13
12 15 15 12
A. Gtr. 13 15 15 13
¢⁄ 15 15 13
15 13 15
13 15

Minor Pentatonic Scale Position IV

10
° b œ œ œ b œ œ œ bœ œ 4
A. Gtr. & œ bœ œ œ bœ œ 3
bœ œ œ bœ
2 4 1 1 4 2
3
1 1

1
4 1 3 œ bœ œ œ œ 3 1 4
1 1
4 1 4
3 6 3
4 6 6 4
3 5 5 3
A. Gtr. 3 5 5 3
¢⁄ 3 6 6 3
6 3 6
3
2

Minor Pentatonic Scale Position V

13
° b œ œ œ b œ œ œ œ œ bœ
A. Gtr. & œ bœ œ œ bœ œ œ bœ œ œ
bœ œ b œ œ
4
6 8 6
6 8 8 6
5 8 8 5
A. Gtr. 5 8 8 5
¢⁄ 8
6 8 8 6
8 6 8

Minor Pentatonic Scale Three Octaves Scale

œ œ bœ œ
b œ
œ bœ œ
16
° b œ œ bœ œ
A. Gtr. & œ bœ œ œ
18 20
13 16 18 20
8 10 12 15
A. Gtr. 3 5 8 10
¢⁄ 3 6

bœ œ œ bœ
18 œ bœ œ œ
° bœ œ bœ
A. Gtr. & œ œ bœ œj ‰
18
20 18 16 13
15 12 10 8
A. Gtr. 10 8 5 3
¢⁄ 6 3