B♭ minor pentatonic
A five-note scale built on B♭: root, minor third, fourth, fifth and minor seventh. The most widely used scale for improvising in rock and blues.
- Notes:
- B♭, D♭, E♭, F, A♭.
- Formula:
- 1, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭7.
- Style:
- Rock, blues, pop.
- 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 6 to 9
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|---------------------6-9-| B|-----------------6-9-----| G|-------------6-8---------| D|---------6-8-------------| A|-----6-8-----------------| E|-6-9---------------------|
Position 2: frets 8 to 11
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|--------------------------9-11-| B|---------------------9-11------| G|----------------8-10-----------| D|-----------8-11----------------| A|------8-11---------------------| E|-9-11--------------------------|
Position 3: frets 10 to 14
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|-------------------------------11-13-| B|-------------------------11-14-------| G|-------------------10-13-------------| D|-------------11-13-------------------| A|-------11-13-------------------------| E|-11-13-------------------------------|
Position 4: frets 1 to 4
It also works an octave higher, frets 13 to 16.
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|---------------------1-4-| B|-----------------2-4-----| G|-------------1-3---------| D|---------1-3-------------| A|-----1-4-----------------| E|-1-4---------------------|
Position 5: frets 3 to 6
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|---------------------4-6-| B|-----------------4-6-----| G|-------------3-6---------| D|---------3-6-------------| A|-----4-6-----------------| E|-4-6---------------------|