A Sus Pentatonic Scale
4-string bass · 5 notes · 5 notes · major family
Notes
A
B
D
E
G
Solfège : La – Si – Ré – Mi – Sol
Interval Structure
A
T
B
T+½T
D
T
E
T+½T
G
→
A+oct.
T
About this scale
The suspended pentatonic (quartal pentatonic) contains neither a major nor a minor 3rd, giving it an ambiguous, floating character. Prized in modal jazz, ambient, and contemporary music for creating atmospheres without clear resolution.
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