About the C Major b6 Pentatonic scale
C Major b6 Pentatonic is used for jazz and film music that wants a bittersweet major. Think of it as a major pentatonic darkened with a flat sixth.
Its notes are C, D, E, G, and A♭. The formula is W W 1½ H 4 semitones.
The scale shares E, D, and G with the guitar's open strings. A guitarist finds the lowest C at the 3rd fret of the A string. A full root-to-root octave of C Major ♭6 Pentatonic fits within the first three frets, so it has a real open-position box.
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 | CC | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DD | Major 2nd |
| 3 | EE | Major 3rd |
| 4 | GG | Perfect 5th |
| 5 | AbA♭ | Minor 6th |
| Steps | W W 1½ H 4 semitones |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-2-3-1-4 |
| Degrees | 1 2 3 5 ♭6 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Major b6 Pentatonic in other keys
D flat Major b6 Pentatonic scaleD Major b6 Pentatonic scaleE flat Major b6 Pentatonic scaleE Major b6 Pentatonic scaleF Major b6 Pentatonic scaleG flat Major b6 Pentatonic scaleG Major b6 Pentatonic scaleA flat Major b6 Pentatonic scaleA Major b6 Pentatonic scaleB flat Major b6 Pentatonic scaleB Major b6 Pentatonic scale
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