On the guitar neck
Every note up to the 15th fret; the root (F) is coloured. It sits on fret 1 of the low E string and fret 8 of the A string, the two usual starting points.
F minor pentatonic is built from F, A♭, B♭, C and E♭, which also spell A♭ major pentatonic. Box 1 begins at the 1st fret, right against the nut, but none of the open strings fit. It works over Fm, B♭m and Cm, the minor chords of F minor.
The F minor pentatonic scale has five notes: F – A♭ – B♭ – C – E♭. They are the notes of F minor without G and D♭, the two that form semitones, which is why it rarely clashes with the chords of the key.
Tip: A capo at the 1st fret turns your open E minor pentatonic licks into F minor.
Every note up to the 15th fret; the root (F) is coloured. It sits on fret 1 of the low E string and fret 8 of the A string, the two usual starting points.
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| F | Root |
| A♭ | Minor third |
| B♭ | Perfect fourth |
| C | Perfect fifth |
| E♭ | Minor seventh |
It sounds right over Fm and the other chords of F minor, and over a blues in F. The same notes make the A♭ major pentatonic.