A♭ minor pentatonic on mandolin

The A♭ minor pentatonic is A♭, C♭, D♭, E♭ and G♭ — the 1, ♭3, 4, 5 and ♭7 of A♭. The same notes from B are the B major pentatonic, its relative major. From the same root, the A♭ major pentatonic is its parallel. It is drawn across the whole mandolin above; tap a note to hear it. Five notes, no semitones — the essential minor melodic scale About the minor pentatonic →

Also written Ab min pentatonic, Ab minor pent, Ab min pent and Ab minor pentatonic scale.