B Major 7 Pentatonic Scale
4-string bass · 5 notes · 5 notes · major family
Notes
B
C♯
D♯
F♯
G♯♯♯
Solfège : Si – Do♯ – Ré♯ – Fa♯ – Sol♯♯♯
Interval Structure
B
T
C♯
T
D♯
T+½T
F♯
4×½T
G♯♯♯
→
B+oct.
½T
About this scale
The major 7 pentatonic replaces the usual minor 7th with a major 7th, giving it a very jazzy, soft color. It sounds perfectly over major 7 chords (maj7) and allows elegant bass lines.
See fretboard positions, piano and arpeggios for B Major 7 Pentatonic in the interactive app.
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