B♭ major pentatonic scale
1 flat: B♭ · pattern W–W–W+H–W–W+H
B♭ – C – D – F – G
Step patternWWW+HWW+H
About this scale
Five notes, no half steps: the major scale without its 4th and 7th. With nothing to clash, any note sounds good over the I chord — the reason it’s everywhere in folk, country and pop melodies.
Relative key: G minor pentatonic.
Other B♭ scales
B♭ majorB♭ natural minorB♭ harmonic minorB♭ melodic minorB♭ minor pentatonicB♭ bluesB♭ DorianB♭ Mixolydian
Major pentatonic scale in other keys
Questions
What are the notes of the B♭ major pentatonic scale?
B♭, C, D, F, G.
How many sharps or flats are in B♭ major pentatonic scale?
1: B♭.
What is the step pattern of the major pentatonic scale?
W–W–W+H–W–W+H, where W is a whole step (two keys) and H is a half step (the next key). Start that pattern on B♭ to get this scale.
What is the relative minor of B♭ major pentatonic?
G minor pentatonic. Both scales use the same notes but start on a different tonic.