Tuning-specific scale diagram

G Minor Pentatonic Scale in 8-String Standard Tuning

G Minor Pentatonic Scale in 8-String Standard Tuning shows the same g minor pentatonic scale pitch classes across 8 strings tuned F# B E A D G B E. The seventh and eighth strings extend the pattern into the lower register for wider-range riffs and chord voicings.

Scale notes
GBbCDF
Formula
1 b3 4 5 b7
Semitones
0 3 5 7 10
Tuning
F# B E A D G B E
Strings
8
Open pitch range
F#1 to E4
24-fret range
F#1 to E6

How this layout changes

The notes are the same pitch classes as the main G Minor Pentatonic Scale page, but they are mapped across 8 strings in 8-string standard tuning.

Use this diagram to compare the G root notes against the F# low-string range and the remaining strings in this tuning.

Fretboard diagram

G Minor Pentatonic Scale in 8-String Standard Tuning fretboard diagram G Minor Pentatonic Scale in 8-String Standard Tuning fretboard diagram

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Reference pages

Same scale in other tunings