B♭ Blues Scale
The B♭ blues scale has six notes: B♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, F and A♭. It is the B♭ minor pentatonic with one extra "blue note" (F♭), and it fits over a 12-bar blues in B♭: B♭7, E♭7 and F7.
Notes
- B♭1
- D♭♭3
- E♭4
- F♭♭5
- F5
- A♭♭7
Step pattern: W+H – W – H – H – W+H – W (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from B♭ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B♭ | Root |
| ♭3 | D♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | E♭ | Perfect 4th |
| ♭5 | F♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 5 | F | Perfect 5th |
| ♭7 | A♭ | Minor 7th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Related scales
Practise it
- Minor pentatonic box 1Technique · moved up 1 fret into B♭
- Pentatonic sequence in threesTechnique · moved up 1 fret into B♭
- Box 1 bend lickBlues · moved up 1 fret into B♭
- Blues turnaroundBlues · moved up 1 fret into B♭
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