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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