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B♭ Blues
1 – ♭3 – 4 – ♭5 – 5 – ♭7
ABOUT THIS SCALE
The minor pentatonic scale with the added flat fifth, commonly called the blue note.
GUITAR FRETBOARD
B♭ Blues
Standard tuning — E A D G B E — open through fret 24.
Scale note
Root
Click any note to hear it.
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Playback:
The scale follows a practical two-octave route across nearby
strings and frets. The note currently sounding turns bright white.
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Key of B♭
Chord progression ideas
12-Bar Foundation
I7 – IV7 – I7 – V7
B♭7
→
E♭7
→
B♭7
→
F7
The core harmony behind countless blues songs. Extend the pattern into a full 12-bar form or simply loop these changes.
Blues Vamp
I7 – IV7 – I7
B♭7
→
E♭7
→
B♭7
A compact blues vamp for practicing bends, phrasing and the characteristic blue note.