Bb Minor Blues Scale — Bass
Bb Minor Blues on bass: notes Bb, Db, Eb, Fb, F, Ab — free scale chart, no sign-up. Minor pentatonic plus a b5 "blue note" passing tone between the 4th and 5th — the sound of blues, blues-rock, and jazz-blues phrasing.
Bass · 4-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 0 Fb (flat 5), fret 1 F (5), fret 4 Ab (flat 7), fret 6 Bb (root), fret 9 Db (flat 3), fret 11 Eb (4), fret 12 Fb (flat 5), fret 13 F (5), fret 16 Ab (flat 7), fret 18 Bb (root), fret 21 Db (flat 3), fret 23 Eb (4), fret 24 Fb (flat 5).
- A string: fret 1 Bb (root), fret 4 Db (flat 3), fret 6 Eb (4), fret 7 Fb (flat 5), fret 8 F (5), fret 11 Ab (flat 7), fret 13 Bb (root), fret 16 Db (flat 3), fret 18 Eb (4), fret 19 Fb (flat 5), fret 20 F (5), fret 23 Ab (flat 7).
- D string: fret 1 Eb (4), fret 2 Fb (flat 5), fret 3 F (5), fret 6 Ab (flat 7), fret 8 Bb (root), fret 11 Db (flat 3), fret 13 Eb (4), fret 14 Fb (flat 5), fret 15 F (5), fret 18 Ab (flat 7), fret 20 Bb (root), fret 23 Db (flat 3).
- G string: fret 1 Ab (flat 7), fret 3 Bb (root), fret 6 Db (flat 3), fret 8 Eb (4), fret 9 Fb (flat 5), fret 10 F (5), fret 13 Ab (flat 7), fret 15 Bb (root), fret 18 Db (flat 3), fret 20 Eb (4), fret 21 Fb (flat 5), fret 22 F (5).
Notes in the Bb minor blues scale
The Bb minor blues scale contains 6 notes: Bb, Db, Eb, Fb, F, Ab. Its scale degrees are R · b3 · 4 · b5 · 5 · b7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | Bb |
| b3 | Db |
| 4 | Eb |
| b5 | Fb |
| 5 | F |
| b7 | Ab |
Bb minor blues on bass
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