B Minor Pentatonic Scale on the Guitar – 5 CAGED Positions, Tabs and Theory

‘B Minor Pentatonic’ contains the following notes:

B – D – E – F# – A

The relative major of B minor is D Major.

The minor pentatonic scale in general is one of the easiest and most useful scales to learn on the guitar. The B minor pentatonic scale can be used over B minor chords and songs in the key of B minor.

For an in depth lesson on the theory behind the minor pentatonic scale, read the post on pentatonic scales.

The best way to practice any guitar scale is to memorize the individual positions along the fretboard. Let’s look at the open position and the 5 moveable positions for B minor pentatonic:

B Minor Pentatonic Scale in the Open Position

B Minor Pentatonic Open Position Frets
B Minor Pentatonic Open Position Notes

B Minor Pentatonic Scale CAGED Positions

Here are the 5 CAGED positions for the B minor pentatonic scale on the guitar (notes and tabs).

B Minor Pentatonic Scale in the 2nd Position (lowest fret is 2)

B Minor Pentatonic 2nd Position Frets
B Minor Pentatonic 2nd Position Notes

B Minor Pentatonic Scale in the 4th Position (lowest fret is 4)

B Minor Pentatonic 4th Position Frets
B Minor Pentatonic 4th Position Notes

B Minor Pentatonic Scale in the 7th Position (lowest fret is 7)

B Minor Pentatonic 7th Position Frets
B Minor Pentatonic 7th Position Notes

B Minor Pentatonic Scale in the 9th Position (lowest fret is 9)

B Minor Pentatonic 9th Position Frets
B Minor Pentatonic 9th Position Notes

B Minor Pentatonic Scale in the 11th Position (lowest fret is 11)

B Minor Pentatonic 11th Position Frets
B Minor Pentatonic 11th Position Notes

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