Pattern V (Low), in the key of Am, covers frets 2-5. Pattern V (Low) has root notes on the 6th string and the 1st string.
Pattern 5 (Low)
Fingering
If you're working through the A Minor Pentatonic scale in sequence, you've already seen Pattern 5, just an octave higher. Everything said there applies here as well.
Connections
Compare this shape to Pattern 5--the same shape, one octave higher. Try playing some runs in this lower pattern and then repeating them in the version an octave higher on the neck.
Last Update
This page was last updated on 07/07/2026.