guitar scale
B minor pentatonic
B1D♭3E4F♯5A♭7
Major pentatonic started from its fifth note. The first scale most guitarists learn.
Written out
Every accidental is written in, rather than left to a key signature, so the letters can be read one at a time.
The step pattern
BW+HDWEWF♯W+HAWB
What is true of it
B minor pentatonic is B, D, E, F♯ and A, and back to B.
Its steps are W+H – W – W – W+H – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.
Across the first twelve frets of the guitar its notes fall in 35 places, which is what makes a scale a shape rather than a list.
Chords made only of these notes
Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 5 sounds, not chosen.
Other scales on B
B major pentatonicpentatonicB bluespentatonicB major bluespentatonicB majormajorB natural minorminorB harmonic minorminor
C min pentC♯ min pentD♭ min pentD min pentD♯ min pentE♭ min pentE min pentF min pentall 374