Bb minor blues scale
It has 6 notes: Bb Db Eb Fb F Ab. Formula: 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7. Also written A# minor blues scale.
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 4 | ♭5 | 5 | ♭7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | Bb | Db | Eb | Fb | F | Ab |
Patterns
Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 1 (5), 4 (b7)
- B: 2 (b3), 4 (4)
- G: 1 (b7), 3 (1)
- D: 1 (4), 2 (b5), 3 (5)
- A: 1 (1), 4 (b3)
- E: 1 (5), 4 (b7)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 4 (b7), 6 (1)
- B: 4 (4), 5 (b5), 6 (5)
- G: 3 (1), 6 (b3)
- D: 3 (5), 6 (b7)
- A: 4 (b3), 6 (4)
- E: 4 (b7), 6 (1)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 6 (1), 9 (b3)
- B: 6 (5), 9 (b7)
- G: 6 (b3), 8 (4), 9 (b5)
- D: 6 (b7), 8 (1)
- A: 6 (4), 7 (b5), 8 (5)
- E: 6 (1), 9 (b3)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 9 (b3), 11 (4)
- B: 9 (b7), 11 (1)
- G: 8 (4), 9 (b5), 10 (5)
- D: 8 (1), 11 (b3)
- A: 8 (5), 11 (b7)
- E: 9 (b3), 11 (4)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 11 (4), 12 (b5), 13 (5)
- B: 11 (1), 14 (b3)
- G: 10 (5), 13 (b7)
- D: 11 (b3), 13 (4), 14 (b5)
- A: 11 (b7), 13 (1)
- E: 11 (4), 12 (b5), 13 (5)
Same notes, different home
These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.