About the F#/Gb Minor Pentatonic Scale
The F#/Gb minor pentatonic scale is a 5-note scale. The most popular scale for rock and blues soloing. Its notes are F#, A, B, C# and E, built from the formula 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7.
- Notes
- F# – A – B – C# – E
- Formula
- 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7
- Steps
- W+H W W W+H W (3–2–2–3–2 semitones)
- Root
- F#/Gb
F#/Gb Minor Pentatonic Scale degrees and intervals
| Degree | Note | Interval |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | F# | Root |
| ♭3 | A | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | B | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | C# | Perfect 5th |
| ♭7 | E | Minor 7th |
Where to play the F#/Gb Minor Pentatonic Scale on guitar
Frets 0–12 in standard tuning (E A D G B E), lowest string first. Root notes (F#) are highlighted; the pattern repeats from the 12th fret up.
| String | Frets |
|---|---|
| E2 | 0, 2, 5, 7, 9, 12 |
| A2 | 0, 2, 4, 7, 9, 12 |
| D3 | 2, 4, 7, 9, 11 |
| G3 | 2, 4, 6, 9, 11 |
| B3 | 0, 2, 5, 7, 10, 12 |
| E4 | 0, 2, 5, 7, 9, 12 |
How to practice the minor pentatonic scale
- Play ascending and descending across all strings
- Practice bending the ♭3 up to the major 3rd
- Try the "box pattern" starting from the root
- Jam over a 12-bar blues backing track
- Connect to neighboring pentatonic positions
Scales with the same notes as F#/Gb Minor Pentatonic Scale
These scales share every note with the F#/Gb minor pentatonic scale but start from a different root, so the same shapes work over different chords.
Minor Pentatonic scale in other keys
Other scales in F#/Gb
- F#/Gb Major Pentatonic
- F#/Gb Mixolydian Pentatonic
- F#/Gb Natural Minor
- F#/Gb Major (Ionian)
- F#/Gb Blues
- F#/Gb Dorian
- F#/Gb Mixolydian
- F#/Gb Phrygian
- F#/Gb Harmonic Minor
- F#/Gb Lydian
- F#/Gb Locrian
- F#/Gb Diminished (Half-Whole)
- F#/Gb Diminished (Whole-Half)
- F#/Gb Whole Tone
- F#/Gb Augmented (Hexatonic)
- F#/Gb Altered (Super Locrian)
- F#/Gb Phrygian Dominant
- F#/Gb Lydian Dominant
- F#/Gb Mixolydian ♭6 (Hindu)
- F#/Gb Bebop Dominant
- F#/Gb Quartal (Stacked 4ths)
- F#/Gb Quartal Minor (Stacked 4ths)