A Major b2 Pentatonic Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · 5 notes · 5 notes · major family
Notes
A
B♭
C♯
E
F♯
Solfège : La – Si♭ – Do♯ – Mi – Fa♯
Interval Structure
A
½T
B♭
T+½T
C♯
T+½T
E
T
F♯
→
A+oct.
T+½T
About this scale
The major b2 pentatonic blends a familiar pentatonic structure with the exoticism of the minor 2nd. On guitar, it creates phrases halfway between an Oriental world and Western pentatonic language. Used by some world-fusion guitarists for unexpected colors.
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