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F♯ 7b13 Pentatonic scale

About the F sharp 7b13 Pentatonic scale

F sharp 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 F Mixolydian Pentatonic (alt) with the fifth raised.

Its notes are F, G, A, D, and E. The formula is W W 4 semitones W W.

Three of the notes in F 7b13 Pentatonic are black keys, F, G, and A.

Notes and intervals

1F#F♯Root
2G#G♯Major 2nd
3A#A♯Major 3rd
4DDMinor 6th
5EEMinor 7th
StepsW W 4 semitones W W
Semitones2-2-4-2-2
Degrees1 2 3 6 7

Shapes

Chromatic

CC♯D♭DD♯E♭EFF♯G♭GG♯A♭AA♯B♭B

Circle of Fifths

CGDAEBF♯G♭C♯D♭G♯A♭D♯E♭A♯B♭F

Related scales

7b13 Pentatonic in other keys

Modes

The same notes, starting on a different note.

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Gb 7b13 Pentatonic scale on piano shown as colored note dots
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