How do I play Bb Locrian 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 1 2 3 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.

What notes are in Bb Locrian Pentatonic?

Bb Locrian Pentatonic contains the notes Bb · Db · Eb · Fb · Ab, measured from the tonic Bb as the intervals 1P, 3m, 4P, 5d, 7m. 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 Locrian Pentatonic?

From Bb the steps run W½ W H 2 W, 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.

Scales

Bb Locrian Pentatonic Scale

Bb · Db · Eb · Fb · Ab

Bb Locrian Pentatonic is a scale built on Bb with the notes Bb · Db · Eb · Fb · Ab.

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Bb · Db · Eb · Fb · Ab

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Play it on your instrument

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Fingering on the piano

Hand	Fingering	Notes	Play it on your instrument
Right hand	1 2 3 1 2 3	Bb · Db · Eb · Fb · Ab · Bb
Left hand	2 1 2 1 3 2	Bb · Db · Eb · Fb · Ab · 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 Locrian Pentatonic is made of the notes Bb · Db · Eb · Fb · Ab. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W½ W H 2 W.

Read on: scale degrees · building any scale · pentatonic and blues scales

Related scales

Bb Locrian 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.

A# Locrian PentatonicA# · C# · D# · E · G#
The same sound, spelled from the enharmonic root

Scales that contain it

Bb Minor BluesBb · Db · Eb · Fb · F · Ab
Contains every note of Bb Locrian Pentatonic.
Bb LocrianBb · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb · Gb · Ab
Contains every note of Bb Locrian Pentatonic.
Bb Locrian #2Bb · C · Db · Eb · Fb · Gb · Ab
Contains every note of Bb Locrian Pentatonic.
Bb Locrian 6Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb · G · Ab
Contains every note of Bb Locrian Pentatonic.
Bb Bebop LocrianBb · Cb · Db · Eb · Fb · F · Gb · Ab
Contains every note of Bb Locrian Pentatonic.
Bb Composite BluesBb · C · Db · D · Eb · Fb · F · G · Ab
Contains every note of Bb Locrian Pentatonic.

Locrian Pentatonic on every root

C C#D D#E F F#G G#A A#B

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Understanding Bb Locrian Pentatonic

Names and spellings

Bb Locrian Pentatonic and A# Locrian Pentatonic are the same sound spelled two ways; both have a page here, and each links to the other. A# Locrian Pentatonic

Common questions

How do I play Bb Locrian 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 1 2 3 1 2 3, with 1 as the thumb. Every position plays when you press it.
What notes are in Bb Locrian Pentatonic?: Bb Locrian Pentatonic contains the notes Bb · Db · Eb · Fb · Ab, measured from the tonic Bb as the intervals 1P, 3m, 4P, 5d, 7m. 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 Locrian Pentatonic?: From Bb the steps run W½ W H 2 W, 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.