A# Sus Pentatonic Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · 5 notes · 5 notes · major family
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.
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