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B blues scale on guitar

B blues has 6 notes: B, D, E, F, F♯, A. Also called minor blues.

B blues: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteBDEFF♯A
Degree1♭34♭55♭7
Step321132

B blues on the whole neck

Every B blues note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

B blues scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2F2F#2A2B2D3E3F3F#3A2B2D3E3F3F#3A3B3D3E3F3F#3A3B3D4E4F4A3B3D4E4F4F#4A4B3D4E4F4F#4A4B4D5E4F4F#4A4B4D5E5F5F#56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B blues
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B blues scale, degrees, frets 0 to 154b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b5b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b556E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • B blues
Degrees

B blues in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a B falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

B blues, position 1, frets 0 to 44b55b71b34b5b71b34b556E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 14 notes
    B blues, position 2, frets 2 to 65b71b34b55b71b34b55b76E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 14 notes
      B blues, position 3, frets 4 to 8b71b34b55b71b34b55b716E25A24D33G32B31E445678
        Position 3: frets 4–8, 14 notes
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        B blues, position 4, frets 7 to 101b34b55b71b34b55b71b36E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–10, 14 notes
          B blues, position 5, frets 9 to 13b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b56E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
            Position 5: frets 9–13, 15 notes

            Triads in B blues

            DegreeChordPages
            1BmB minor arpeggio
            1BdimB diminished arpeggio
            ♭3DD major arpeggio
            ♭3DmD minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in B blues

            DegreeChordPages
            1Bm7Bm7 arpeggio · Bm7 drop 2 · Bm7 drop 3 · Bm7 drop 2 and 4
            1Bm7♭5Bm7♭5 arpeggio · Bm7♭5 drop 2 · Bm7♭5 drop 3 · Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4

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