Scale type
Major ♭6 Pentatonic Scales on Piano
The major ♭6 pentatonic scale replaces the natural 6th of the major pentatonic with a flat 6th, creating a five-note scale with a darker, more ambiguous color. It appears in Japanese music (as part of the In scale tradition), in Indian ragas, and provides a useful improvisational color over major chords when you want a hint of tension without committing to a full seven-note scale.
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Formula: W–W–WH–H–WH
Intervals: P1–M2–M3–P5–m6–P8
Scale degrees: 1–2–3–5–♭6
Sound: Exotic, Japanese-influenced, bittersweet, pentatonic
Also known as: Kumoi pentatonic (relative), major pentatonic with flat 6
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All 18 spellings, ♯ and ♭ keys listed separately.
Major ♭6 Pentatonic Scale in All 18 Keys
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C Major b6 Pentatonic ScaleNotes: C – D – E – G – A♭C♯ Major b6 Pentatonic ScaleNotes: C♯ – D♯ – E♯ – G♯ – AD♭ Major b6 Pentatonic ScaleNotes: D♭ – E♭ – F – A♭ – B♭♭D Major b6 Pentatonic ScaleNotes: D – E – F♯ – A – B♭D♯ Major b6 Pentatonic ScaleNotes: D♯ – E♯ – F♯♯ – A♯ – BE♭ Major b6 Pentatonic ScaleNotes: C♭ – E♭ – F – G – B♭E Major b6 Pentatonic ScaleNotes: E – F♯ – G♯ – B – CF Major b6 Pentatonic ScaleNotes: F – G – A – C – D♭F♯ Major b6 Pentatonic ScaleNotes: F♯ – G♯ – A♯ – C♯ – DG♭ Major b6 Pentatonic ScaleNotes: G♭ – A♭ – B♭ – D♭ – E♭♭G Major b6 Pentatonic ScaleNotes: G – A – B – D – E♭G♯ Major b6 Pentatonic ScaleNotes: G♯ – A♯ – D♯ – E – B♯A♭ Major b6 Pentatonic ScaleNotes: A♭ – B♭ – C – E♭ – F♭A Major b6 Pentatonic ScaleNotes: A – B – C♯ – E – FA♯ Major b6 Pentatonic ScaleNotes: A♯ – C♯♯ – E♯ – F♯ – B♯B♭ Major b6 Pentatonic ScaleNotes: B♭ – C – D – F – G♭B Major b6 Pentatonic ScaleNotes: B – C♯ – D♯ – F♯ – GC♭ Major b6 Pentatonic ScaleNotes: C♭ – D♭ – E♭ – G♭ – A♭♭
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