Bb Major Pentatonic
Bb Major Pentatonic · Displayed in: Bb · Major Pentatonic scale · Tones: Bb, C, D, F, G · Aliases: Major Pentatonic, Yo Pentatonic
Diatonic triads and seventh chords built by stacking every other degree of this scale.
| Degree |
Triad
|
Seventh
|
Tones | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I |
I · Bb [1 3 6]
No KeyScale match
|
- |
Bb, D, G
|
4, 9
|
| II |
II · C quartal
quartal
|
- |
C, F, Bb
|
5, 10
|
| III |
III · D quartal
quartal
|
- |
D, G, C
|
5, 10
|
| IV |
IV · F 6sus4no5
6sus4no5
|
- |
F, Bb, D
|
5, 9
|
| V |
V · G quartal
quartal
|
- |
G, C, F
|
5, 10
|
This set has 5 pitch classes, 0 close/tritone pressure points and 7 consonant-support intervals; average heuristic score: 1.20.
| Interval | Count | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| m2 / M7 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| M2 / m7 | 3 | -2 | -6 |
| m3 / M6 | 2 | +2 | +4 |
| M3 / m6 | 1 | +2 | +2 |
| P4 / P5 | 4 | +3 | +12 |
| Tritone | 0 | -4 | 0 |
| Target | Shared tones | Pivot | Voice-leading | Δ consonance | Bridge score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
C Ambassel Aeolian
Scale
Smooth pivot
|
Bb, 5, F, 10 | Bb, 5, F, 10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 4.37 |
|
C Bati Minor
Scale
Smooth pivot
|
Bb, 5, F, 10 | Bb, 5, F, 10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 4.37 |
|
C Indian Raga Bairagi
Scale
Smooth pivot
|
Bb, 5, F, 10 | Bb, 5, F, 10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 4.37 |
|
C m11
Chord
Smooth pivot
|
Bb, 5, F, 10 | Bb, 5, F, 10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 4.37 |
|
C m7add11
Chord
Smooth pivot
|
Bb, 5, F, 10 | Bb, 5, F, 10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 4.37 |
|
C Man Gong (Chinese)
Scale
Smooth pivot
|
Bb, C, 5, F | Bb, C, 5, F | 0.20 | 0.00 | 4.37 |
|
C Minor Pentatonic
Scale
Smooth pivot
|
Bb, 5, F, 10 | Bb, 5, F, 10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 4.37 |
|
C Mixolydian Pentatonic
Scale
Smooth pivot
|
Bb, C, 5, F | Bb, C, 5, F | 0.20 | 0.00 | 4.37 |
|
C Yo Pentatonic
Scale
Smooth pivot
|
Bb, C, 5, F | Bb, C, 5, F | 0.20 | 0.00 | 4.37 |
|
D Ambassel Aeolian
Scale
Smooth pivot
|
Bb, C, 5, F | Bb, C, 5, F | 0.20 | 0.00 | 4.37 |
|
D Bati Minor
Scale
Smooth pivot
|
Bb, C, 5, F | Bb, C, 5, F | 0.20 | 0.00 | 4.37 |
|
D Indian Raga Bairagi
Scale
Smooth pivot
|
Bb, C, 5, F | Bb, C, 5, F | 0.20 | 0.00 | 4.37 |
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