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B♭ major pentatonic scale on guitar

B♭ major pentatonic has 5 notes: B♭, C, D, F, G.

B♭ major pentatonic: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteB♭CDFG
Degree12356
Step22323

B♭ major pentatonic on the whole neck

Every B♭ major pentatonic note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

B♭ major pentatonic scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2Bb2C3D3F3G3Bb2C3D3F3G3Bb3C4D3F3G3Bb3C4D4F4G3Bb3C4D4F4G4Bb4C4D4F4G4Bb4C5D5F4G4Bb4C5D5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B♭ major pentatonic
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B♭ major pentatonic scale, degrees, frets 0 to 155612356123561235612356123561235612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B♭ major pentatonic
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B♭ major pentatonic in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a B♭ falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

B♭ major pentatonic, position 1, frets 1 to 55612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 12 notes
    B♭ major pentatonic, position 2, frets 3 to 76123561235616E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 12 notes
      B♭ major pentatonic, position 3, frets 6 to 1012356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 13 notes
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        B♭ major pentatonic, position 4, frets 8 to 122356123561236E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 12 notes
          B♭ major pentatonic, position 5, frets 12 to 155612356123566E25A24D33G32B31E412131415
            Position 5: frets 12–15, 12 notes

            Triads in B♭ major pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            1B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            6GmG minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in B♭ major pentatonic

            DegreeChordPages
            6Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4

            Same notes, other names

            These scales use exactly the notes of B♭ major pentatonic, starting from another root.

            Major pentatonic in every key

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