About the B 7b13 Pentatonic scale
B 7b13 Pentatonic is used for jazz solos over dominant chords with a flat thirteenth. Think of it as a five-note dominant color with a flat sixth. It is B Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) with the fifth raised.
Its notes are B, C♯, D♯, G, and A. The formula is W W 4 semitones W W.
The open-string notes A, G, and B all sit inside this scale. A guitarist finds the lowest B at the 2nd fret of the A string. Capo the second fret to play B 7b13 Pentatonic with A-shape fingerings.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
Pentatonic boxes
The five shapes blues and rock are built on, the first scale most guitarists ever solo with, one box per note up the neck.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | BB | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | C#C♯ | Major 2nd |
| 3 | D#D♯ | Major 3rd |
| 4 | GG | Minor 6th |
| 5 | AA | Minor 7th |
| Steps | W W 4 semitones W W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-2-4-2-2 |
| Degrees | 1 2 3 ♭6 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
7b13 Pentatonic in other keys
C 7b13 Pentatonic scaleD flat 7b13 Pentatonic scaleD 7b13 Pentatonic scaleE flat 7b13 Pentatonic scaleE 7b13 Pentatonic scaleF 7b13 Pentatonic scaleG flat 7b13 Pentatonic scaleG 7b13 Pentatonic scaleA flat 7b13 Pentatonic scaleA 7b13 Pentatonic scaleB flat 7b13 Pentatonic scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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