Scales
Bb Flat Six Pentatonic Scale
Bb · C · D · F · Gb
Bb Flat Six Pentatonic is a scale built on Bb with the notes Bb · C · D · F · Gb.
Bb Flat Six Pentatonic Scale
Bb · C · D · F · Gb
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 3 1 2 1 2 3 | Bb · C · D · F · Gb · Bb | |
| Left hand | 2 1 2 1 3 2 | Bb · C · D · F · Gb · Bb |
One octave ascending; 1 is the thumb. A standard fingering, not the only one.
Tap a key or a fret to hear it.
Scale degrees
Bb Flat Six Pentatonic is made of the notes Bb · C · D · F · Gb. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W W W½ H 2.
Read on: scale degrees · building any scale · pentatonic and blues scales
Related scales
Bb Flat Six Pentatonic is a selection of notes from larger scales rather than a seven-note scale of its own, so it has no chords of its own: it takes them from the scales that contain it, listed here with the scales it contains and its related keys.
Scales that contain it
Bb Mixolydian b6Bb · C · D · Eb · F · Gb · Ab
Contains every note of Bb Flat Six Pentatonic.
Bb Lydian MinorBb · C · D · E · F · Gb · Ab
Contains every note of Bb Flat Six Pentatonic.
Bb Harmonic MajorBb · C · D · Eb · F · Gb · A
Contains every note of Bb Flat Six Pentatonic.
Bb Bebop MajorBb · C · D · Eb · F · F# · G · A
Contains every note of Bb Flat Six Pentatonic.
Bb Messiaen's Mode #3Bb · C · Db · D · E · F · Gb · Ab · A
Contains every note of Bb Flat Six Pentatonic.
Bb ChromaticBb · Cb · C · Db · D · Eb · Fb · F · Gb · G · Ab · A
Contains every note of Bb Flat Six Pentatonic.
Common questions
- How do I play Bb Flat Six Pentatonic?
- On guitar start with the 1st position, played from the lowest string upward; the instrument panel on this page shows its frets and the positions further up the neck. On the piano the right hand ascends 3 1 2 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
- What notes are in Bb Flat Six Pentatonic?
- Bb Flat Six Pentatonic contains the notes Bb · C · D · F · Gb, measured from the tonic Bb as the intervals 1P, 2M, 3M, 5P, 6m. Play them in order for the scale: every note on this page sounds when you tap it, and the step pattern under the degrees shows the distance from each note to the next.
- What is the formula of Bb Flat Six Pentatonic?
- From Bb the steps run W W W½ H 2, where a whole step is two frets or two keys and a half step one. Apply the same pattern from any other note and you get the same scale on that root, which is why every root of this scale has a page here.