B♭ Minor Pentatonic Scale
The B♭ minor pentatonic scale has five notes: B♭, D♭, E♭, F and A♭. It is the B♭ minor scale without its 2nd and 6th, and the most-used scale in rock and blues soloing.
Notes
- B♭1
- D♭♭3
- E♭4
- F5
- A♭♭7
Step pattern: W+H – W – W – W+H – W (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from B♭ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B♭ | Root |
| ♭3 | D♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | E♭ | Perfect 4th |
| 5 | F | Perfect 5th |
| ♭7 | A♭ | Minor 7th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Related scales
Practise it
- Minor pentatonic box 1Technique · moved up 1 fret into B♭
- Pentatonic sequence in threesTechnique · moved up 1 fret into B♭
- Box 1 bend lickBlues · moved up 1 fret into B♭
- Rock 'n' roll double stopsRock · moved up 1 fret into B♭
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