B Blues Scale scale
Minor pentatonic with a ♭5 "blue note". Essential for blues.
6 notes · Standard tuning
Root (B)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
B
R
D
♭3
E
4
F
♭5
F#
5
A
♭7
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the B Blues Scale scale across the neck.
Blues Scale in other keys
About the B Blues Scale scale
The B Blues Scale scale contains the notes B, D, E, F, F#, A. It is a 6-note scale with intervals: R – ♭3 – 4 – ♭5 – 5 – ♭7. The diagram above shows all positions of the B Blues Scale scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (B); outlined dots are other scale tones.