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D flat six pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F#, A, Bb, D, E at frets 0, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12

A string: A, Bb, D, E, F#, A at frets 0, 1, 5, 7, 9, 12

D string: D, E, F#, A, Bb, D at frets 0, 2, 4, 7, 8, 12

G string: A, Bb, D, E, F# at frets 2, 3, 7, 9, 11

B string: D, E, F#, A, Bb at frets 3, 5, 7, 10, 11

High E string: E, F#, A, Bb, D, E at frets 0, 2, 5, 6, 10, 12

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D 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:

D

I

E

II

F♯

III

A

V

B♭

bVI

Same notes, different mode

D 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.

Bb lydian #5P pentatonic

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

tip
  • Major pentatonic with its 6th pushed to b6 (Bb): sunny lines that suddenly sigh; place the b6 (Bb) to V fall at phrase ends.
  • Over a plain major triad on D, the b6 (Bb) borrows harmonic-major darkness without leaving pentatonic fingering.
  • Keep the b6 (Bb) 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 D flat six pentatonic on guitar

Open D is the root itself and open A the fifth, which lets you hold a two-string pedal while the line works around fret 3 on the B and 5 on the A. Both E strings are in the key as the second, meaning 4 of those 6 open strings sit inside it, with fretted roots at 7 on the G and 10 on each E. Barre the A shape at 5. Same grip 8 semitones up spells Bb lydian #5P pentatonic.

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