Piano Hybrid Pentatonic Scales

The Minor and Major Pentatonic scales can be combined, resulting in a hybrid scale. The Hybrid Pentatonic is often used when soloing over a dominant seventh chord, which can involve notes from both the Minor and Major Pentatonic.

Since the Hybrid Pentatonic Scale involve notes from both Minor and Major Pentatonic, this scale consists of eight notes. The scale degrees from the Minor part are 1, b3, 4, 5, b7 whereas the scale degrees from the Major part are 1, 2, 3, 5, 6.

C

C Pentatonic Hybrid Minor Major scale diagram
Notes: C, D, Eb, E, F, G, A, Bb, C

C# / Db

C# Pentatonic Hybrid Minor Major scale diagram
Notes: Db, Eb, E, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb, Db

D

D Pentatonic Hybrid Minor Major scale diagram
Notes: D, E, F, F#, G, A, Bb, C, D

D# / Eb

D# Pentatonic Hybrid Minor Major scale diagram
Notes: Eb, F, Gb, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb

E

E Pentatonic Hybrid Minor Major scale diagram
Notes: E, F#, G, G#, A, B, C#, D, E

F

F Pentatonic Hybrid Minor Major scale diagram
Notes: F, G, Ab, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F

F# / Gb

F# Pentatonic Hybrid Minor Major scale diagram
Notes: Gb, Ab, A, Bb, B, Db, Eb, E, Gb

G

G Pentatonic Hybrid Minor Major scale diagram
Notes: G, A, Bb, B, C, D, E, F, G

G# / Ab

G# Pentatonic Hybrid Minor Major scale diagram
Notes: Ab, Bb, B, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab

A

A Pentatonic Hybrid Minor Major scale diagram
Notes: A, B, C, C#, D, E, F#, G, A

A# / Bb

A# Pentatonic Hybrid Minor Major scale diagram
Notes: Bb, C, Db, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb

B

B Pentatonic Hybrid Minor Major scale diagram
Notes: B, C#, D, D#, E, F#, G#, A, B

Pentatonic Hybrid Scales overview
C: C, D, Eb, E, F, G, A, Bb, C
C#/Db: C#, D#, E, F, F#, G#, A#, B, C# / Db, Eb, E, F, Gb, Ab, Bb, Cb, Db
D: D, E, F, F#, G, A, Bb, C, D
D#/Eb: D#, E#, F#, G, G#, A#, B#, C#, D# / Eb, F, Gb, G, Ab, Bb, C, Db, Eb
E: E, F#, G, G#, A, B, C#, D, E
F: F, G, Ab, A, Bb, C, D, Eb, F
F#/Gb: F#, G#, A, A#, B, C#, D#, E, F# / Gb, Ab, A, Bb, B, Db, Eb, E, Gb
G: G, A, Bb, B, C, D, E, F, G
G#/Ab: G#, A#, B, C, C#, D#, F, F#, G# / Ab, Bb, B, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, Ab
A: A, B, C, C#, D, E, F#, G, A
A#/Bb: A#, C, C#, D, D#, E#, G, G#, A# / Bb, C, Db, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb
B: B, C#, D, D#, E, F#, G#, A, B

Intervals: 1, 2, b3, 3, 4, 5, 6, b7
Semi-notes: 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1
Formula: Whole, Half, Half, Half, Whole, Whole, Half