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B flat six pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F#, G, B, C#, D# at frets 2, 3, 7, 9, 11

A string: B, C#, D#, F#, G at frets 2, 4, 6, 9, 10

D string: D#, F#, G, B, C# at frets 1, 4, 5, 9, 11

G string: G, B, C#, D#, F#, G at frets 0, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12

B string: B, C#, D#, F#, G, B at frets 0, 2, 4, 7, 8, 12

High E string: F#, G, B, C#, D# at frets 2, 3, 7, 9, 11

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B flat six pentatonic

The flat six pentatonic is a major pentatonic with its 6th pushed down a half step: root, 2nd, major 3rd, 5th, flat 6th. The b6 leaning against the 5th injects harmonic-major darkness into an otherwise sunny scale, a striking effect over a plain major triad. It suits players hunting for major-key lines that avoid the obvious.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

B

I

C♯

II

D♯

III

F♯

V

G

bVI

Same notes, different mode

B flat six pentatonic uses the same notes as the scales below. Start from a different note and you get a new mode built on the very same note set.

G lydian #5P pentatonic

flat six pentatonic in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Major pentatonic with its 6th pushed to b6 (G): sunny lines that suddenly sigh; place the b6 (G) to V fall at phrase ends.
  • Over a plain major triad on B, the b6 (G) borrows harmonic-major darkness without leaving pentatonic fingering.
  • Keep the b6 (G) off strong beats under a major chord... as a passing shadow it is striking, sustained it argues with the 6th-less chord.
  • Pair phrases: one from the normal major pentatonic, the answer from this scale; the single changed note becomes the story.

How to play B flat six pentatonic on guitar

Open B is a root and open G supplies the minor 6th, letting a B pedal ring under anything played from fret 7 up. Fret 2 on the A and fret 7 on the low E are one and the same pitch, meaning the choice is purely about fingering. Fretted roots also land at 4 on the G and 9 on the D. Capo 2 makes it A shapes.

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