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B♭ minor #7M pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, A, Bb, Db, Eb at frets 1, 5, 6, 9, 11

A string: A, Bb, Db, Eb, F, A at frets 0, 1, 4, 6, 8, 12

D string: Eb, F, A, Bb, Db at frets 1, 3, 7, 8, 11

G string: A, Bb, Db, Eb, F at frets 2, 3, 6, 8, 10

B string: Db, Eb, F, A, Bb at frets 2, 4, 6, 10, 11

High E string: F, A, Bb, Db, Eb at frets 1, 5, 6, 9, 11

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Bb minor #7M pentatonic

The minor #7 pentatonic is the minor pentatonic with its flat 7th raised to a major 7th: root, flat 3rd, 4th, 5th, major 7th. It outlines a minor-major 7th chord, the brooding James Bond sonority, and gives melodic or harmonic minor color inside a comfortable pentatonic grip. The half step from 7 up to the root is the whole drama.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

B♭

I

D♭

bIII

E♭

IV

F

V

A

VII

minor #7M pentatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Minor pentatonic with the b7 (Ab) raised to a major 7th: every box you know works, with one fret moved.
  • It outlines a m(maj7) chord: the James Bond sonority in five notes over a Bb minor vamp.
  • Let the VII to root half step end phrases; that is the drama the raised note buys.
  • Alternate it with regular Bb minor pentatonic: shifting the 7th back and forth animates a static minor groove.

How to play B♭ minor #7M pentatonic on guitar

Only the open A string is in the scale, one fret under the root and a major seventh above it. Box 1 opens at fret 6. Capo fret 1 and the A fingering fits exactly, so the three flats can be sidestepped while the shape is learned. Roots also sit at fret 8 on the D and fret 3 on the G, which means the middle of the neck stays covered from one position.

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