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Pentatonic Scale

A Minor Pentatonic

5-note minor scale — the foundation of blues, rock, and guitar soloing.

Notes in A Minor Pentatonic

A1
C2
D3
E4
G5
A8

Chords in A Minor Pentatonic

5 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iA?A – D – G—
iiC?C – E – A—
iiiD?D – G – C—
ivE?E – A – D—
vG?G – C – E—

Other Scales in A

MajorA, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#Natural MinorA, B, C, D, E, F, GHarmonic MinorA, B, C, D, E, F, G#Melodic MinorA, B, C, D, E, F#, G#DorianA, B, C, D, E, F#, GPhrygianA, A#, C, D, E, F, GLydianA, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#MixolydianA, B, C#, D, E, F#, GLocrianA, A#, C, D, D#, F, GMajor PentatonicA, B, C#, E, F#BluesA, C, D, D#, E, GWhole ToneA, B, C#, D#, F, GDiminished (H-W)A, A#, C, C#, D#, E, F#, GDiminished (W-H)A, B, C, D, D#, F, F#, G#Phrygian DominantA, A#, C#, D, E, F, GHungarian MinorA, B, C, D#, E, F, G#Lydian DominantA, B, C#, D#, E, F#, G

Minor Pentatonic in All 12 Keys

CC D# F G A#C#D♭Db E Gb Ab BDD F G A CD#E♭Eb Gb Ab Bb DbEE G A B DFF Ab Bb C EbF#G♭F# A B C# EGG A# C D FG#A♭Ab B Db Eb GbAA C D E GA#B♭Bb Db Eb F AbBB D E F# A

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Minor Pentatonic scale by ear →Play A Minor PentatonicHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in A Minor Pentatonic

The A minor pentatonic scale contains the notes A, C, D, E, G. 5-note minor scale — the foundation of blues, rock, and guitar soloing.

The diatonic chords in A minor pentatonic are A? (i), C? (ii), D? (iii), E? (iv), G? (v). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the A minor pentatonic scale.

To develop your ear for the A minor pentatonic sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.