B♭ minor pentatonic scale
4 flats: B♭ D♭ E♭ A♭ · pattern W+H–W–W–W+H–W
B♭ – D♭ – E♭ – F – A♭
Step patternW+HWWW+HW
About this scale
The minor pentatonic is the five-note core of rock and blues soloing: the natural minor scale without its 2nd and 6th.
Relative key: D♭ major pentatonic.
Other B♭ scales
B♭ majorB♭ natural minorB♭ harmonic minorB♭ melodic minorB♭ major pentatonicB♭ bluesB♭ DorianB♭ Mixolydian
Minor pentatonic scale in other keys
Questions
What are the notes of the B♭ minor pentatonic scale?
B♭, D♭, E♭, F, A♭.
How many sharps or flats are in B♭ minor pentatonic scale?
4: B♭, D♭, E♭, A♭.
What is the step pattern of the minor pentatonic scale?
W+H–W–W–W+H–W, 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 major of B♭ minor pentatonic?
D♭ major pentatonic. Both scales use the same notes but start on a different tonic.