B♭ blues scale
B♭ D♭ E♭ F♭ F A♭·Tap a note to hear it
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Scale guide
The B♭ blues scale
The blues scale is the minor pentatonic plus one extra note, the flat 5th. That note is usually passed through quickly or bent into, and it gives licks their bluesy tension.
- Notes
- B♭D♭E♭F♭FA♭
- Formula
- 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7
- Steps
- W+H W H H W+H W
- W is two frets, H is one fret
Chords in B♭ minor
The B♭ blues scale works over the chords of B♭ minor.