F Minor Pentatonic Scale
4-string bass · 5 notes · 5 notes · minor family
Notes
F
A♭
B♭
C
E♭
Solfège : Fa – La♭ – Si♭ – Do – Mi♭
Interval Structure
F
T+½T
A♭
T
B♭
T
C
T+½T
E♭
→
F+oct.
T
About this scale
The minor pentatonic is the most-played bass scale. Its 5 half-step-free notes sound naturally over blues, rock, and funk. Its apparent simplicity hides infinite richness: it is the foundation of virtually all improvised bass solos and lines in minor keys.
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