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Aliases: B vietnamese 2

B minor pentatonic Scale

Below you can find guitar and piano scale diagrams, notes, intervals, formulas, and chords

Audible Example

What does a B minor pentatonic scale sound like?

B minor pentatonic scale

Piano Fingering

How do you play the B minor pentatonic scale on the piano?

Notes:

B
D
E
F#
A
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Intervals:

1P
3m
4P
5P
7m
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Guitar Fingering

How do you play the B minor pentatonic scale on the guitar?

Notes:

E
B
G
D
A
E
F#
A
E
B
F#
D
B
F#
A
E
D
A
B
F#
D
A
E
B
E
B
F#
D
A
D
F#
E
B
D
A
E

Intervals:

4P
1P
G
3m
7m
4P
5P
7m
4P
1P
5P
3m
1P
5P
7m
4P
3m
7m
1P
5P
3m
7m
4P
1P
4P
1P
5P
3m
7m
3m
5P
4P
1P
3m
7m
4P
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About the B minor pentatonic scale

The minor pentatonic scale is a five-note scale built from the minor scale by removing the 2nd and 6th degrees. Its simplicity and strong sound make it the most commonly used scale for soloing in rock, blues, and pop. It is often the first scale guitarists learn for improvisation.

Notes

What notes are in the B minor pentatonic scale

B - D - E - F# - A

Formula

What is the formula for the B minor pentatonic scale

3m - 2M - 2M - 3m - 2M

Intervals

What intervals are in the B minor pentatonic scale

Root Note

Minor 3rd

Perfect 4th

Perfect 5th

Minor 7th