A# Major b2 Pentatonic Scale
4-string bass · 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 (with a minor 2nd) is an exotic pentatonic blending an Oriental character with a familiar pentatonic language. Its characteristic minor 2nd gives it a unique sound halfway between Phrygian and the standard pentatonic.
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