A Minor Pentatonic Scale on Piano
A Minor Pentatonic: A C D E G. See every note on the piano keyboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.
Notes
- Notes: A C D E G
- Formula: 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7
- Steps (W whole, 1½ step and a half): 1½ W W 1½ W
Finding it on the keys
- A is the white key between the second and third of the three black keys
- White keys: A C D E G
- Black keys: none
About the Minor Pentatonic scale
- Five notes, and the first scale most guitarists solo with.
- Rock and blues solos: it works over a whole minor or blues progression.
Chords that fit (from A Minor)
- i: Am
- ii°: B°
- ♭III: C
- iv: Dm
- v: Em
- ♭VI: F
- ♭VII: G
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