Guitar scale companion

Bb Major Pentatonic Scale

Learn the Bb Major Pentatonic scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

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Every Bb Major Pentatonic Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

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These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck.

Bb Major Pentatonic is anchored to the selected-root A chord position.

A shape tab (0-4)
e |----1-----3---|
B |----1-----3---|
G |-0--------3---|
D |-0--------3---|
A |----1-----3---|
E |----1-----3---|

Bb Major Pentatonic is anchored to the selected-root G chord position.

G shape tab (3-7)
e |-3--------6---|
B |-3--------6---|
G |-3-----5------|
D |-3-----5------|
A |-3-----5------|
E |-3--------6---|

Bb Major Pentatonic is anchored to the selected-root E chord position.

E shape tab (5-9)
e |----6-----8---|
B |----6-----8---|
G |-5-----7------|
D |-5--------8---|
A |-5--------8---|
E |----6-----8---|

Bb Major Pentatonic is anchored to the selected-root D chord position.

D shape tab (7-11)
e |----8----10---|
B |----8-------11|
G |-7-------10---|
D |----8----10---|
A |----8----10---|
E |----8----10---|

Bb Major Pentatonic is anchored to the selected-root C chord position.

C shape tab (10-14)
e |10-------13---|
B |---11----13---|
G |10----12------|
D |10----12------|
A |10-------13---|
E |10-------13---|