A# Sus Pentatonic Guitar Scale

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Notes

A♯
B♯
D♯
E♯
G♯

Solfège : La♯ – Si♯ – Ré♯ – Mi♯ – Sol♯

Interval Structure

A♯ T B♯ T+½T D♯ T E♯ T+½T G♯ A♯+oct. T

About this scale

The suspended pentatonic (no defined 3rd) creates floating, ambiguous atmospheres on guitar. Prized by John Scofield, Pat Metheny, and jazz-fusion guitarists for improvising over sus4 and add9 chords. On the neck, its positions easily overlap with major pentatonic shapes.

See fretboard positions for A# Sus Pentatonic on guitar in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys