B Flat Three Pentatonic Guitar Scale

B Flat Three Pentatonic in Baritone (B Standard) — Notes and Intervals

The B Flat Three Pentatonic scale is a relatively rare jazz pentatonic scale. On Guitar, it contains the notes B, C#, D, F#, G#. It is an effective tool for navigating blues changes, providing a unique way to differentiate between the different chords of a progression with a quirky, minor-key twist. Commonly used in Jazz, Blues, Experimental. Notable players include Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter. Use over m7, m7b5 chords. Effective for differentiating chords within a blues progression.

Notes: B, C#, D, F#, G#

Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3m, 5P, 6M

Degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5

Formula: W-H-4-W-WH

Number of notes: 5

Tuning: Baritone (B Standard) (B-F#-D-A-E-B)

Also known as: kumoi

Explore This Scale in Other Tunings

• B Flat Three Pentatonic in Standard Tuning
• B Flat Three Pentatonic in Drop D
• B Flat Three Pentatonic in DADGAD
• B Flat Three Pentatonic in Open G
• B Flat Three Pentatonic in 7-string
• B Flat Three Pentatonic in 8-string
• B Flat Three Pentatonic in Drop C
• B Flat Three Pentatonic in Drop B
• B Flat Three Pentatonic in Open D
• B Flat Three Pentatonic in Half Step Down
• B Flat Three Pentatonic in Open E
• B Flat Three Pentatonic in Open A
• B Flat Three Pentatonic in Double Drop D
• B Flat Three Pentatonic in Open C

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