B Sus Pentatonic Guitar Scale

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Notes

B
C♯
E
F♯
A

Solfège : Si – Do♯ – Mi – Fa♯ – La

Interval Structure

B T C♯ T+½T E T F♯ T+½T A B+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 B Sus Pentatonic on guitar in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys