Guitar scale · Pentatonic & blues
B♭ blues scale on guitar
Every position of the B♭ blues scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
Minor pentatonic plus the ♭5 “blue note” for instant grit.
- Notes
- B♭D♭E♭F♭FA♭
- Formula
- 1♭34♭55♭7
- Steps
- W+HWHHW+HW
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 5 positions using the classic pentatonic box shapes
Position 1 tab · frets 6–9, ascending
e|-------------------------6-9-| B|---------------------6-9-----| G|---------------6-8-9---------| D|-----------6-8---------------| A|-----6-7-8-------------------| E|-6-9-------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 6. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
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