B♭ Blues Scale

B♭ minor blues

Notes

B♭ · D♭ · E♭ · F♭ · F · A♭

Intervals

  • RootB♭ (1P)
  • Minor 3rdD♭ (3m)
  • Perfect 4thE♭ (4P)
  • Diminished 5thF♭ (5d)
  • Perfect 5thF (5P)
  • Minor 7thA♭ (7m)

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912EFA♭B♭D♭E♭ED♭E♭EFA♭B♭A♭B♭D♭E♭EFE♭EFA♭B♭D♭B♭D♭E♭EFA♭EFA♭B♭D♭E♭E

On the fretboard, E represents F♭.

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Pentatonic box shapes

EBGDAE357912EFA♭B♭D♭E♭ED♭E♭EFA♭B♭A♭B♭D♭E♭EFE♭EFA♭B♭D♭B♭D♭E♭EFA♭EFA♭B♭D♭E♭E
Box positions
Box 4frets 1–5
EBGDAE35EFA♭B♭D♭E♭EFA♭B♭D♭E♭EFA♭B♭D♭E♭EFA♭B♭
Box 5frets 3–7
EBGDAE357A♭B♭E♭EFB♭D♭E♭FA♭B♭D♭E♭EFA♭B♭
Box 1frets 6–9
EBGDAE79B♭D♭FA♭D♭E♭EFA♭B♭E♭EFB♭D♭
Box 2frets 8–12
EBGDAE91213D♭E♭EFA♭B♭E♭EFA♭B♭D♭E♭FA♭B♭D♭E♭EF
Box 3frets 10–14
EBGDAE12131415E♭EFB♭D♭FA♭B♭D♭E♭EFA♭B♭E♭EF

Diagrams

Bb Blues Scale fretboard charts — tap any diagram to open it full size to save or print.

Bb Blues Scale — notes Bb, Db, Eb, Fb, F, Ab shown across the full guitar fretboard, frets 0 to 12.
Whole neck — frets 0–12
Bb Blues Scale — five pentatonic box positions shown as fretboard neck slices.
Five pentatonic box positions