Bb Minor Pentatonic Scale — Guitar
Bb Minor Pentatonic on guitar: notes Bb, Db, Eb, F, Ab — free scale chart, no sign-up. Five notes, no half-steps against the root — the scale under most rock, blues, and pop guitar and bass solos, and usually the first scale anyone learns.
Guitar · 6-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G, B, e. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 1 F (5), fret 4 Ab (flat 7), fret 6 Bb (root), fret 9 Db (flat 3), fret 11 Eb (4), fret 13 F (5), fret 16 Ab (flat 7), fret 18 Bb (root), fret 21 Db (flat 3), fret 23 Eb (4).
- A string: fret 1 Bb (root), fret 4 Db (flat 3), fret 6 Eb (4), fret 8 F (5), fret 11 Ab (flat 7), fret 13 Bb (root), fret 16 Db (flat 3), fret 18 Eb (4), fret 20 F (5), fret 23 Ab (flat 7).
- D string: fret 1 Eb (4), fret 3 F (5), fret 6 Ab (flat 7), fret 8 Bb (root), fret 11 Db (flat 3), fret 13 Eb (4), fret 15 F (5), fret 18 Ab (flat 7), fret 20 Bb (root), fret 23 Db (flat 3).
- G string: fret 1 Ab (flat 7), fret 3 Bb (root), fret 6 Db (flat 3), fret 8 Eb (4), fret 10 F (5), fret 13 Ab (flat 7), fret 15 Bb (root), fret 18 Db (flat 3), fret 20 Eb (4), fret 22 F (5).
- B string: fret 2 Db (flat 3), fret 4 Eb (4), fret 6 F (5), fret 9 Ab (flat 7), fret 11 Bb (root), fret 14 Db (flat 3), fret 16 Eb (4), fret 18 F (5), fret 21 Ab (flat 7), fret 23 Bb (root).
- e string: fret 1 F (5), fret 4 Ab (flat 7), fret 6 Bb (root), fret 9 Db (flat 3), fret 11 Eb (4), fret 13 F (5), fret 16 Ab (flat 7), fret 18 Bb (root), fret 21 Db (flat 3), fret 23 Eb (4).
Notes in the Bb minor pentatonic scale
The Bb minor pentatonic scale contains 5 notes: Bb, Db, Eb, F, Ab. Its scale degrees are R · b3 · 4 · 5 · b7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | Bb |
| b3 | Db |
| 4 | Eb |
| 5 | F |
| b7 | Ab |
Bb minor pentatonic on guitar
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