B♭ major pentatonic
A five-note scale built on B♭: root, second, major third, fifth and sixth. A bright, happy sound you’ll hear all over country, folk and pop.
- Notes:
- B♭, C, D, F, G.
- Formula:
- 1, 2, 3, 5, 6.
- Style:
- Country, folk, pop, rock.
- Difficulty:
- Beginner.
On the neck
Every note of the scale on the neck (choose 12, 15 or 19 frets). Click to listen.
High E at the top, just like in tab.Neck seen from the front, headstock at the top: low E on the left, just like a chord diagram.
Play the scale notes over it. Open in the Studio
Chords that go with it
The chords built on the notes of the scale: improvise with this scale over any progression that uses them.
Progressions to use it on
Loop the first one and improvise over it:
All 5 positions
Each position covers all six strings, with two notes per string. Position 1 starts on the root, on the 6th string.
Position 1: frets 5 to 8
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|---------------------6-8-| B|-----------------6-8-----| G|-------------5-7---------| D|---------5-8-------------| A|-----5-8-----------------| E|-6-8---------------------|
Position 2: frets 7 to 11
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|--------------------------8-10-| B|---------------------8-11------| G|----------------7-10-----------| D|-----------8-10----------------| A|------8-10---------------------| E|-8-10--------------------------|
Position 3: frets 10 to 13
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|-------------------------------10-13-| B|-------------------------11-13-------| G|-------------------10-12-------------| D|-------------10-12-------------------| A|-------10-13-------------------------| E|-10-13-------------------------------|
Position 4: frets 0 to 3
It also works an octave higher, frets 12 to 15.
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|---------------------1-3-| B|-----------------1-3-----| G|-------------0-3---------| D|---------0-3-------------| A|-----1-3-----------------| E|-1-3---------------------|
Position 5: frets 3 to 6
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|---------------------3-6-| B|-----------------3-6-----| G|-------------3-5---------| D|---------3-5-------------| A|-----3-5-----------------| E|-3-6---------------------|