A Minor Pentatonic Mandolin Scale
Mandolin scale in Standard tuning — fretboard diagram
A Minor Pentatonic in Standard — Notes and Intervals
The A Minor Pentatonic scale is the most influential scale in the history of rock and guitar music. On Mandolin, its notes are A, C, D, E, G. It offers a gritty, powerful, and bluesy sound that is highly versatile, serving as the primary tool for improvising solos in rock, blues, and metal and providing a safe but expressive framework for beginners and pros alike. Commonly used in Blues, Rock, Metal, R&B, Funk. Notable players include Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, B.B. King, Slash, Angus Young. Use over minor chords, dominant 7th chords (in blues), and power chords. The backbone of rock and blues guitar for 70+ years.
Notes: A, C, D, E, G
Intervals: 1P, 3m, 4P, 5P, 7m
Degrees: 1 b2 3 4 b5
Formula: WH-W-W-WH-W
Number of notes: 5
Tuning: Standard (E-A-D-G)
Also known as: vietnamese 2