F Sus Pentatonic Guitar Scale

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Notes

F
G
B♭
C
E♭

Solfège : Fa – Sol – Si♭ – Do – Mi♭

Interval Structure

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

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Same scale in other keys