Half Diminished Pentatonic

Important Characteristics:

• is a Minor Pentatonic Scale with a lowered 5th.
• is used over the Half Diminished chord also known as minor7b5 chord.

Formula for Half Diminished Pentatonic Scale:  1  b3  4  b5  b7

For example:

C   D   E   F   G   A   B    C (Cmajor)

1   2     3   4    5   6    7    1

C         Eb F   Gb      Bb C  (C Half Dim. Pentatonic)

1          b3 4    b5      b7  1

* Anytime you see scales given in numbers or scale degrees(1 2 b3 4 5etc..)  it is referring to their relation to Major Scale degrees.  This is why you should know all the notes in all 12 Major Scales flawlessly.

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