Originally Posted by: SlickStringThe thing is I'm not sure how I go about finding the name of the scale.

B, D, E, G, A

You can determine the nature of any scale by picking one as the root, then identifying it's intervals (the distance from one note to the next).

B (1.5 steps) D (1 step) E (1.5 step) G (1 step) A (1 step) B

Therefore:

B (1st - root)
D (minor 3rd)
E (4th)
G (minor 6th)
A (minor 7th)

Therefore what you have is a pentatonic minor scale with a minor 6th instead of a 5th. Now, if you pick the note E as the root:

E (1.5 step) G (1 step) A (1 step) B (1.5 steps) D (1 step) E

Therefore:

E (1st - root)
G (minor 3rd)
A (4th)
B (minor 6th)
D (minor 7th)

So, you could also say you've got the E minor pentatonic scale, but you're starting on the 5th, the B.

Make sense?