Bb Major Blues Scale — Ukulele
Bb Major Blues on ukulele: notes Bb, C, Db, D, F, G — free scale chart, no sign-up. Major pentatonic plus a passing b3 that slides into the major 3rd — a brighter, country- and gospel-leaning cousin of the minor blues scale.
Ukulele, tuned low to high: G, C, E, A. 12 frets.
- G string: fret 0 G (6), fret 3 Bb (root), fret 5 C (2), fret 6 Db (flat 3), fret 7 D (3), fret 10 F (5), fret 12 G (6).
- C string: fret 0 C (2), fret 1 Db (flat 3), fret 2 D (3), fret 5 F (5), fret 7 G (6), fret 10 Bb (root), fret 12 C (2).
- E string: fret 1 F (5), fret 3 G (6), fret 6 Bb (root), fret 8 C (2), fret 9 Db (flat 3), fret 10 D (3).
- A string: fret 1 Bb (root), fret 3 C (2), fret 4 Db (flat 3), fret 5 D (3), fret 8 F (5), fret 10 G (6).
Notes in the Bb major blues scale
The Bb major blues scale contains 6 notes: Bb, C, Db, D, F, G. Its scale degrees are R · 2 · b3 · 3 · 5 · 6.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | Bb |
| 2 | C |
| b3 | Db |
| 3 | D |
| 5 | F |
| 6 | G |
Bb major blues on ukulele
Open this scale in ScaleSpace to see every one of those notes mapped across the fretboard, with the roots marked and each note labelled by name or scale degree. You can hear any note, overlay a second scale to see which notes the two share, switch to an alternate tuning, and export a printable PDF.