piano scale
F minor pentatonic
F1A♭♭3B♭4C5E♭♭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
FW+HA♭WB♭WCW+HE♭WF
What is true of it
F minor pentatonic is F, A♭, B♭, C and E♭, and back to F.
Its steps are W+H – W – W – W+H – W, where W is a whole step and H a half.
Chords made only of these notes
Found by testing every chord in the catalogue against these 5 sounds, not chosen.
Other scales on F
F major pentatonicpentatonicF bluespentatonicF major bluespentatonicF majormajorF natural minorminorF harmonic minorminor
C min pentC♯ min pentD♭ min pentD min pentD♯ min pentE♭ min pentE min pentF♯ min pentall 374