About the B Minor Six Pentatonic scale
B Minor Six Pentatonic is used for jazz, funk and modal solos. Think of it as a minor pentatonic brightened with a natural sixth. It is B Minor Pentatonic with the seventh lowered.
Its notes are B, D, E, F♯, and G♯. The formula is 1½ W W W 1½. It is the fourth mode of E Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt).
B Minor Six Pentatonic uses two black keys on the piano, F♯ and G♯.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | BB | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DD | Minor 3rd |
| 3 | EE | Perfect 4th |
| 4 | F#F♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | G#G♯ | Major 6th |
| Steps | 1½ W W W 1½ |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 3-2-2-2-3 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭3 4 5 6 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Minor Six Pentatonic in other keys
C Minor Six Pentatonic scaleD flat Minor Six Pentatonic scaleD Minor Six Pentatonic scaleE flat Minor Six Pentatonic scaleE Minor Six Pentatonic scaleF Minor Six Pentatonic scaleG flat Minor Six Pentatonic scaleG Minor Six Pentatonic scaleA flat Minor Six Pentatonic scaleA Minor Six Pentatonic scaleB flat Minor Six Pentatonic scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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