Bb Minor 7 Scale — Bass
Bb Minor 7 on bass: notes Bb, Db, F, Ab — free scale chart, no sign-up. A minor triad plus the minor 7th — the workhorse arpeggio of jazz, funk, and R&B minor chords.
Bass · 4-string, tuned low to high: E, A, D, G. 24 frets.
- E string: fret 1 F (5), fret 4 Ab (flat 7), fret 6 Bb (root), fret 9 Db (flat 3), fret 13 F (5), fret 16 Ab (flat 7), fret 18 Bb (root), fret 21 Db (flat 3).
- A string: fret 1 Bb (root), fret 4 Db (flat 3), fret 8 F (5), fret 11 Ab (flat 7), fret 13 Bb (root), fret 16 Db (flat 3), fret 20 F (5), fret 23 Ab (flat 7).
- D string: fret 3 F (5), fret 6 Ab (flat 7), fret 8 Bb (root), fret 11 Db (flat 3), 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 10 F (5), fret 13 Ab (flat 7), fret 15 Bb (root), fret 18 Db (flat 3), fret 22 F (5).
Notes in the Bb minor 7 scale
The Bb minor 7 scale contains 4 notes: Bb, Db, F, Ab. Its scale degrees are R · b3 · 5 · b7.
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| R | Bb |
| b3 | Db |
| 5 | F |
| b7 | Ab |
Bb minor 7 on bass
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