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E♭ flat six pentatonic Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: F, G, Bb, Cb, Eb at frets 1, 3, 6, 7, 11

A string: Bb, Cb, Eb, F, G at frets 1, 2, 6, 8, 10

D string: Eb, F, G, Bb, Cb at frets 1, 3, 5, 8, 9

G string: G, Bb, Cb, Eb, F, G at frets 0, 3, 4, 8, 10, 12

B string: Cb, Eb, F, G, Bb, Cb at frets 0, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12

High E string: F, G, Bb, Cb, Eb at frets 1, 3, 6, 7, 11

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Eb 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:

E♭

I

F

II

G

III

B♭

V

C♭

bVI

Same notes, different mode

Eb 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.

Cb lydian #5P pentatonic

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

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

Open G and the open B are both in the key, the B spelled Cb, which puts 2 of the 6 open strings inside a shape rooted at fret 11 on the low E. Neither is the root or the fifth though, letting them work as colour over the 6th-fret A-string root rather than as a pedal. Roots elsewhere land at 1 on the D string, 4 on the B and 8 on the G. Capo 1 and D shapes fit.

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