The notes in a Minor Pentatonic Guitar Scale are (start on 6th string 5th fret) A C D E G. 
guitar Minor Pentatonic Guitar Scale lesson
It is the most common scale used in Rock Guitar and is very common in Blues as well.
Minor Pentatonic Guitar Scale lesson
Try playing the A Minor Pentatonic Guitar Scale over an A Minor or A Major chord for a Rock feel and sound.  The fingering is the same as the C Major Pentatonic Scale. Try both and you will see what I mean. Both scales share the same notes. This is called Relative Minor and Relative Major. You will learn more about it during lessons.

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An easy way to get used to the feel and sounds is to play it like this.  Strum an A5 (known as an A power chord, it has only two notes the root and the fifth) or an A minor chord a few times to let your ear adjust to A  Then play: 

TAB A Minor Pentatonic Scale:

1E--------------------------------5--8---------------------
2B--------------------------5--8---------------------------
3G--------------------5--7---------------------------------
4D--------------5--7---------------------------------------
5A--------5--7---------------------------------------------
6E--5--8---------------------------------------------------
The Whole Step bend notes are on strings 3G fret 7 and 2B fret 8.

Here is how we turn the A Minor Pentatonic Scale into the C Major Pentatonic Scale. Start on String 6 Fret 8 and continue the A Minor Pentatonic TAB. The Whole Step bend notes will be the same as above. 3G fret 7 and 2B fret 8. How cool is that! Strum a C chord a few times before you play it to allow your ear to adjust to C.

TAB C Major Pentatonic Scale: (to learn how to make your own TABS Click Here)

1E--------------------------------5--8---------------------
2B--------------------------5--8---------------------------
3G--------------------5--7---------------------------------
4D--------------5--7---------------------------------------
5A--------5--7---------------------------------------------
6E-----8---------------------------------------------------
The Whole Step bend notes are 3G fret 7 and 2B fret 8, the same as the A Minor Pentatonic!

Speaking of letting your "ear" adjust.  Always trust your ear.  If something does not sound right, it probably isn't, but when learning something new, try it a few times before you decide it is not right. 

This is considered Relative Minor, Relative Major. Here is the PDF of my Relative Minor/ Major Lesson.An Introduction to Relative Minor/ Relative Major.

Try a Natural Minor Scale after you get used to these (Also known as the Aeolian Mode).  One of my favorites! 

Try a Harmonic Minor Scale after you get used to the Natural Minor.

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