Pop quiz! The minor pentatonic scale is displayed below. What key is it in? We're testing your knowledge of keys, so don't look it up or google it. Just look at the scale and make a decision. The correct answer will be announced in a few days.

ANSWER: Key of G

We know this by identifying the first position at the third fret. The first note of the first position is G -- the root note -- which gives us the key.

Another example:
The minor pentatonic scale below is displayed in the Key of A. From the previous example we shift the first position up one step to the A note giving us the Key of A.

Quiz Results:
Key of G: 6
Key of F: 4
Key of E: 3
Key of C: 1
Key of A: 1
Key of D: 0
Key of B: 0
Total votes: 15
Percentage correct: 40%