A#/Bb Hirajoshi (Pentatonic) Guitar 3NPS Scale Shapes

The A#/Bb Hirajoshi (Pentatonic) scale on guitar (A sharp / B flat hirajoshi (pentatonic)): every 3NPS scale shape, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: Bb C Db F Gb

Tuning: E Standard (E A D G B E)

3NPS Shapes

Scale shapes

3NPS - First Position

e|--6---8---9-|
B|--8---9--13-|
G|-10--11--15-|
D|-11--15--17-|
A|-14--18--19-|
E|-18--20--21-|

3NPS - Second Position

e|--8---9--13-|
B|--9--13--15-|
G|-11--15--16-|
D|-15--17--18-|
A|-18--19--23-|
E|-20--21-----|

3NPS - Third Position

e|--9--13--14-|
B|-13--15--16-|
G|-15--16--20-|
D|-17--18--22-|
A|-19--23-----|
E|-21---------|

3NPS - Fourth Position

e|--1---2---6-|
B|--3---4---8-|
G|--4---8--10-|
D|--6--10--11-|
A|-11--13--14-|
E|-13--14--18-|

3NPS - Fifth Position

e|--2---6---8-|
B|--4---8---9-|
G|--8--10--11-|
D|-10--11--15-|
A|-13--14--18-|
E|-14--18--20-|

3NPS - Sixth Position

e|--6---8---9-|
B|--8---9--13-|
G|-10--11--15-|
D|-11--15--17-|
A|-14--18--19-|
E|-18--20--21-|

3NPS - Seventh Position

e|--8---9--13-|
B|--9--13--15-|
G|-11--15--16-|
D|-15--17--18-|
A|-18--19--23-|
E|-20--21-----|

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