B♭ Major Pentatonic Scale
The B♭ major pentatonic scale strips the major scale to its five most consonant notes. Almost any combination sounds 'in-key' over a B♭ chord.
Notes in B♭ Major Pentatonic
The B♭ Major Pentatonic scale contains B♭ — C — D — F — G. The interval pattern is the universal major pentatonic pattern, transposed to start on B♭.
How to use it
Open the interactive scale explorer above to see B♭ Major Pentatonic on a piano keyboard, on a guitar fretboard, and to hear it played ascending or descending. The diatonic chord chips show the chords built from this scale.
Common uses
The B♭ major pentatonic scale strips the major scale to its five most consonant notes. Almost any combination sounds 'in-key' over a B♭ chord.
FAQs
What chords go with the B♭ Major Pentatonic scale?
Open the scale explorer to see the seven diatonic chords built from this scale. Each chord chip plays back so you can hear the harmony.
How is B♭ Major Pentatonic different from other scales on B♭?
The intervals between notes are different. B♭ Major Pentatonic uses the major pentatonic interval pattern; switch to a different scale type in the explorer to hear how the same root sounds with major, minor, pentatonic, blues, and other patterns.
What's the relative key of B♭ Major Pentatonic?
For major and minor scales, the relative is found three semitones away. B♭ major and G minor share the same notes; B♭ minor and Db major share the same notes.