B♭ Blues Scale
The B♭ blues scale adds a 'blue note' to the minor pentatonic, giving you the iconic bluesy sound on B♭.
Notes in B♭ Blues
The B♭ Blues scale contains B♭ — D♭ — E♭ — E — F — A♭. The interval pattern is the universal blues pattern, transposed to start on B♭.
How to use it
Open the interactive scale explorer above to see B♭ Blues on a piano keyboard, on a guitar fretboard, and to hear it played ascending or descending. The diatonic chord chips show the chords built from this scale.
Common uses
The B♭ blues scale adds a 'blue note' to the minor pentatonic, giving you the iconic bluesy sound on B♭.
FAQs
What chords go with the B♭ Blues scale?
Open the scale explorer to see the seven diatonic chords built from this scale. Each chord chip plays back so you can hear the harmony.
How is B♭ Blues different from other scales on B♭?
The intervals between notes are different. B♭ Blues uses the blues interval pattern; switch to a different scale type in the explorer to hear how the same root sounds with major, minor, pentatonic, blues, and other patterns.
What's the relative key of B♭ Blues?
For major and minor scales, the relative is found three semitones away. B♭ major and G minor share the same notes; B♭ minor and Db major share the same notes.