The notes of the minor pentatonic scale can be found everywhere on the neck of the guitar. Therefor, there are positions to help you remember where the notes are.
Below is a graphic showing what the pentatonic scale positions looks like on the guitar. The green colour is the root note. So, you simply need to find the root note for the key signature you are playing in and start the scale from there.
Position 2 starts on the second note of position 1; position 3 starts on the second note of position 2, etc. Each position is connected with the following one, position 5 being connected with position 1.
Minor Pentatonic Scale Positions
To remember all those positions, practice them individually going up and down. Once you feel comfortable with each of them, try to combine them to help you remember them and understand how to use them in solos. You can go up one position, then down the next position. Be creative!
You can try to practice improvising using this blues track below. The Blues is in E, so use E minor Pentatonic.
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