In order to play the fifth position of the minor pentatonic scale, count up to the fifth note of the scale on the sixth string. To play an A minor pentatonic scale in the fifth position, start at "A" on the fifth fret, then count up three frets to the second note of the scale, then up two frets to the third note of the scale, then up two frets to the fourth note of the scale, then up three frets to the 15th fret, where we'll begin to play the above pattern.
Play this scale slowly and evenly, starting with your second finger, backwards and forwards, until you've memorized the pattern.
To use this pattern as a minor pentatonic scale, the root of the scale is played by your fourth finger on the sixth string. To use this pattern as a major pentatonic scale, the root of the scale is played by your second finger on the fifth string.
