The A minor pentatonic scale is also crucial for guitar improvisation, just as is the Major pentatonic scale.
Unlike the major pentatonic scale, this guitar scale has the soulful and “sad” kind of sound and you might have heard it being played slow in your favorite rock ballads and guitar solos. It sounds really awesome when played fast and you can hear plenty of the minor pentatonic in Jimmy Hendrix songs ( just to name one ). Another very common use is also in Blues licks.
Try playing the following pentatonic scale patterns below along with one of your slower favorite songs in the key of A. These are the 5 positions of the A minor pentatonic across the guitar fretboard. Try playing them in different positions as well as sliding between 2 patterns to join them together.
Scale Patterns in A minor
