About the B flat Lydian Dominant Pentatonic scale
B flat Lydian Dominant Pentatonic is used for jazz and fusion solos. Think of it as a five-note scale with a raised fourth and a flat seventh. It is B♭ Lydian Pentatonic (alt) with the sixth raised.
Its notes are B♭, D, E, F, and A♭. The formula is 4 semitones W H 1½ W.
This mode shares E and D with the guitar's open strings. The lowest B♭ on a standard-tuned guitar sits at the 1st fret of the A string. The first three frets carry a complete octave of B♭ Lydian Dominant Pentatonic, a genuine open-position shape.
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 | BbB♭ | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DD | Major 3rd |
| 3 | EE | Augmented 4th |
| 4 | FF | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | AbA♭ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | 4 semitones W H 1½ W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 4-2-1-3-2 |
| Degrees | 1 3 ♯4 5 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Lydian Dominant Pentatonic in other keys
C Lydian Dominant Pentatonic scaleD flat Lydian Dominant Pentatonic scaleD Lydian Dominant Pentatonic scaleE flat Lydian Dominant Pentatonic scaleE Lydian Dominant Pentatonic scaleF Lydian Dominant Pentatonic scaleG flat Lydian Dominant Pentatonic scaleG Lydian Dominant Pentatonic scaleA flat Lydian Dominant Pentatonic scaleA Lydian Dominant Pentatonic scaleB Lydian Dominant Pentatonic scale
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