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R234p567Each colour is a scale degree, counted from the key. A ♭ or ♯ note keeps its degree's colour: ♭3 is still amber.
B♭ minor pentatonic
Natural minor without its 2nd and 6th. The same five notes as the major pentatonic a minor 3rd up. Bluesy, gritty: the rock-solo sound.
Where you hear it: Blues and rock solos over minor chords, and over the dominant 7ths of a blues.
Key signature 5♭ (B♭ E♭ A♭ D♭ G♭)as D♭ major / B♭ minor
Degrees R b3 4 5 b7·Step pattern W+H – W – W – W+H – W
- Cut from B♭ Aeolian: leave out its 2nd (C) and 6th (G♭).
- Same five notes: D♭ major pentatonic, E♭ suspended pentatonic, F Man gong, A♭ Ritusen
B♭ minor pentatonic on the guitar
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ShapesThe five pentatonic boxes
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Pick a position below to outline it on the neck.
in B♭ minor pentatonic: playedother notes of Aeolian: not playedPlay runs up the position from its lowest note and back down; Sample melody plays a short tune using only its notes. Tap a position's name to see it on the neck.