B Minor Pentatonic Scale on Piano
B Minor Pentatonic: B D E F♯ A. See every note on the piano keyboard, the scale formula and the chords that fit.
Notes
- Notes: B D E F♯ A
- Formula: 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7
- Steps (W whole, 1½ step and a half): 1½ W W 1½ W
Finding it on the keys
- B is the white key just right of the three black keys
- White keys: B D E A
- Black keys: F♯
About the Minor Pentatonic scale
- Five notes, and the first scale most guitarists solo with.
- Rock and blues solos: it works over a whole minor or blues progression.
Chords that fit (from B Minor)
- i: Bm
- ii°: C♯°
- ♭III: D
- iv: Em
- v: F♯m
- ♭VI: G
- ♭VII: A
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