There are many chords that could be used other that those two though. Record the Em chord or Am chord and play this pattern over each chord. Just look at the illustration above for guidance. You would continue through the scale in same fashion down to the High E string. Now pick the (D) string again with the 2 finger down on the 2nd fret. Pick the D string open and let it ring out. Now pick the (A) string again with the 3 finger down at the 3rd fret. Pick the A string open and let it ring out. Then you pick the Low E string again, but this time with your 3 finger down at the 3rd fret. Pick the Low E string now and let it ring out. The Low E string is picked open, without touching the fretboard. When playing the Am pentatonic scale in the open position, you start at the open, Low E string. However, the pattern at the 12th fret is at a different octave and has higher sounding tones. Each position has the same pattern and notes. Recall that all notes repeat every 12 frets check it out below. Another thing of interest, the open position has the same fingering pattern as the 12th fret. Those strings are picked open, not fretted.
Notice the (0's) on the E A D G and high E string. In the open position, the notes with the (0's) are picked without fretting the string, just pick the string open. The only difference is, we will be playing some notes in the open position. The open position has the exact same fingering pattern as the 12th fret position. We are now working on the pentatonic scale in the open fret position, starting on the Low E string. We have been learning all of the different fingering patterns of the A minor scale. Once again, the notes of the A minor pentatonic scale are A C D E and G. The A minor pentatonic scale played in the open position Guitar Lessons that Work! Pentatonic scale
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