Guitar scale · Pentatonic & blues
B♭ minor pentatonic scale on guitar
Every position of the B♭ minor pentatonic scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
The go-to scale for rock and blues guitar solos, and the first scale most guitarists learn.
Its relative major pentatonic is D♭ major pentatonic — same notes, different home note.
- Notes
- B♭D♭E♭FA♭
- Formula
- 1♭345♭7
- Steps
- W+HWWW+HW
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 5 positions using the classic pentatonic box shapes
Position 1 tab · frets 6–9, ascending
e|---------------------6-9-| B|-----------------6-9-----| G|-------------6-8---------| D|---------6-8-------------| A|-----6-8-----------------| E|-6-9---------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 6. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
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