Scales
Bb Minor Sixth Pentatonic Scale
Bb · Db · Eb · F · G
Bb Minor Sixth Pentatonic is a scale built on Bb with the notes Bb · Db · Eb · F · G.
Bb Minor Sixth Pentatonic Scale
Bb · Db · Eb · F · G
Fingering on the piano
| Hand | Fingering | Notes | Play it on your instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| Right hand | 1 2 3 1 2 3 | Bb · Db · Eb · F · G · Bb | |
| Left hand | 3 2 1 2 1 3 | Bb · Db · Eb · F · G · 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 Minor Sixth Pentatonic is made of the notes Bb · Db · Eb · F · G. Each is a degree counted from the tonic, and the gaps between them are the step pattern W½ W W W W½.
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Related scales
Bb Minor Sixth 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 Melodic MinorBb · C · Db · Eb · F · G · A
Contains every note of Bb Minor Sixth Pentatonic.
Bb DorianBb · C · Db · Eb · F · G · Ab
Contains every note of Bb Minor Sixth Pentatonic.
Bb Dorian b2Bb · Cb · Db · Eb · F · G · Ab
Contains every note of Bb Minor Sixth Pentatonic.
Bb Neapolitan MajorBb · Cb · Db · Eb · F · G · A
Contains every note of Bb Minor Sixth Pentatonic.
Bb Bebop MinorBb · C · Db · D · Eb · F · G · Ab
Contains every note of Bb Minor Sixth Pentatonic.
Bb Minor Six DiminishedBb · C · Db · Eb · F · Gb · G · A
Contains every note of Bb Minor Sixth Pentatonic.
Common questions
- How do I play Bb Minor Sixth 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 Minor Sixth Pentatonic?
- Bb Minor Sixth Pentatonic contains the notes Bb · Db · Eb · F · G, measured from the tonic Bb as the intervals 1P, 3m, 4P, 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 Minor Sixth Pentatonic?
- From Bb the steps run W½ W W W W½, 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.