E Minor Pentatonic Shape 3

Course: Minor Pentatonic Shapes In E

In this video

Shape 3 of the E Minor Pentatonic scale. Shape 3 is mostly confined to frets 5 and 7, with just two notes moving outside of this pattern.

In this lesson we're looking at Shape 3 of the E Minor Pentatonic scale. Shape 3 is mostly confined to frets 5 and 7, with just two notes moving outside of this pattern.

Key points

  • Move up 3 positions from the open E on string 6 to find this shape
  • Remember the little guy elbowing out of his box - or anything else that helps you to remember the shape!

E Minor Pentatonic - Shape 3

Here we can see the notes of Shape 3 in pink, with the notes leading into it in blue.

E Minor Pentatonic - The 5 Shapes

Blue = Shape 1 | Red = Shape 2 | Pink = Shape 3 | Yellow = Shape 4 | Green = Shape 5

Exercise - E Minor Pentatonic Shape 3

Next Up: E Minor Pentatonic Shape 4

Well done! Let's jump into the next lesson of the course.

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