B♭ Major Pentatonic Scale

B♭ major pentatonic

Notes

B♭ · C · D · F · G

Intervals

  • RootB♭ (1P)
  • Major 2ndC (2M)
  • Major 3rdD (3M)
  • Perfect 5thF (5P)
  • Major 6thG (6M)

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912FGB♭CDCDFGB♭GB♭CDFGDFGB♭CDB♭CDFGFGB♭CD
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Pentatonic box shapes

EBGDAE357912FGB♭CDCDFGB♭GB♭CDFGDFGB♭CDB♭CDFGFGB♭CD

Bb Major Pentatonic shares these box grips with G Minor Pentatonic.

Box positions
Box 5open · frets 0–3
EBGDAE3FGCDGB♭DFB♭CFG
Box 1frets 3–6
EBGDAE357GB♭DFB♭CDFGCDGB♭
Box 2frets 5–8
EBGDAE579B♭CFGCDGB♭DFB♭C
Box 3frets 7–11
EBGDAE7912CDGB♭DFGB♭CDFGCD
Box 4frets 10–13
EBGDAE121314DFB♭CFGCDGB♭DF

Diagrams

Bb Major Pentatonic Scale fretboard charts — tap any diagram to open it full size to save or print.

Bb Major Pentatonic Scale — notes Bb, C, D, F, G shown across the full guitar fretboard, frets 0 to 12.
Whole neck — frets 0–12
Bb Major Pentatonic Scale — five pentatonic box positions shown as fretboard neck slices.
Five pentatonic box positions