A# Minor Pentatonic Scale

Practise this scale

Standard tuning: E, A, D, G, B, E, from the thickest string to the thinnest. The tab keeps the positions used in the original exercise.

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Read the tab or choose a few notes to repeat. Use the numbered table under “Read the notes and fret positions” to choose the first and last note. Audio starts only after you press Play.

A# Minor Pentatonic Scale: standard notation and tablature. The complete note and fret sequence follows below.

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Read the notes and fret positions

String 1 is the thin, high E string. String 6 is the thick, low E string. Play one note per beat at 120 BPM, or choose a slower practice speed.

Note	Pitch	String	Fret
1	A#2	6	6
2	C#3	6	9
3	D#3	5	6
4	E#3	5	8
5	G#3	4	6
6	A#3	4	8
7	C#4	3	6
8	D#4	3	8
9	E#4	2	6
10	G#4	2	9
11	A#4	1	6
12	G#4	2	9
13	E#4	2	6
14	D#4	3	8
15	C#4	3	6
16	A#3	4	8
17	G#3	4	6
18	E#3	5	8
19	D#3	5	6
20	C#3	6	9
21	A#2	6	6

Original recording, chart and tablature

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E||----------------------|----------------------|------------6---------|
B||----------------------|----------------------|--6----9---------9----|
G||----------------------|------------6----8----|----------------------|
D||----------------------|--6----8--------------|----------------------|
A||------------6----8----|----------------------|----------------------|
E||--6----9--------------|----------------------|----------------------|

----------------------|----------------------|-------||
--6-------------------|----------------------|-------||
-------8----6---------|----------------------|-------||
-----------------8----|--6-------------------|-------||
----------------------|-------8----6---------|-------||
----------------------|-----------------9----|--6----||

Note	Pitch	String	Fret
1	A#2	6	6
2	C#3	6	9
3	D#3	5	6
4	E#3	5	8
5	G#3	4	6
6	A#3	4	8
7	C#4	3	6
8	D#4	3	8
9	E#4	2	6
10	G#4	2	9
11	A#4	1	6
12	G#4	2	9
13	E#4	2	6
14	D#4	3	8
15	C#4	3	6
16	A#3	4	8
17	G#3	4	6
18	E#3	5	8
19	D#3	5	6
20	C#3	6	9
21	A#2	6	6

Note	Pitch	String	Fret
1	A#2	6	6
2	C#3	6	9
3	D#3	5	6
4	E#3	5	8
5	G#3	4	6
6	A#3	4	8
7	C#4	3	6
8	D#4	3	8
9	E#4	2	6
10	G#4	2	9
11	A#4	1	6
12	G#4	2	9
13	E#4	2	6
14	D#4	3	8
15	C#4	3	6
16	A#3	4	8
17	G#3	4	6
18	E#3	5	8
19	D#3	5	6
20	C#3	6	9
21	A#2	6	6

Note	Pitch	String	Fret
1	A#2	6	6
2	C#3	6	9
3	D#3	5	6
4	E#3	5	8
5	G#3	4	6
6	A#3	4	8
7	C#4	3	6
8	D#4	3	8
9	E#4	2	6
10	G#4	2	9
11	A#4	1	6
12	G#4	2	9
13	E#4	2	6
14	D#4	3	8
15	C#4	3	6
16	A#3	4	8
17	G#3	4	6
18	E#3	5	8
19	D#3	5	6
20	C#3	6	9
21	A#2	6	6