Guitar · scales and modes # B♭ blues scale on guitar B♭ blues has 6 notes: B♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, F, A♭. Also called minor blues. | Note | B♭ | D♭ | E♭ | F♭ | F | A♭ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 4 | ♭5 | 5 | ♭7 | | Step | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ## 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 Note names 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. Position 1: frets 1–5, 14 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 14 notes Position 3: frets 6–9, 14 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 15 notes Position 5: frets 11–15, 14 notes ## Triads in B♭ blues | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | B♭m | [B♭ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-minor) | | 1 | B♭dim | [B♭ diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bb-diminished) | | ♭3 | D♭ | [D♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/db-major) | | ♭3 | D♭m | [C♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-sharp-minor) | ## Seventh chords in B♭ blues | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | B♭m7 | [B♭m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbm7) · [B♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2) · [B♭m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-3) · [B♭m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 1 | B♭m7♭5 | [B♭m7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbm7b5) · [B♭m7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-2) · [B♭m7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-3) · [B♭m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-2-and-4) | ## Blues in every key - [C blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-blues) - [C♯ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-blues) - [D blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-blues) - [D♯ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-blues) - [E blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-blues) - [F blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-blues) - [F♯ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-blues) - [G blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-blues) - [G♯ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-blues) - [A blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-blues) - B♭ blues - [B blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-blues) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice B♭ blues in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-blues:10:ladder:p1)