How to play the Bb Blues guitar scale

The Bb Blues scale is a blues scale which means it has the following definition:

R b3 4 #4 5 b7

Which notes are in the Bb Blues guitar scale?

The notes in the Bb Blues scale are:

Bb Db Eb E F Ab Bb

There are 6 notes in the scale with 4 flats and no sharps.

What are the intervals in the Bb Blues Guitar Scale?

The scale definition for the Bb Blues guitar scale is R b3 4 #4 5 b7 which means that the interval formula for the scale in semitones is:

3 2 1 1 3 2

You can also write this as note intervals:

Tone and a half Tone Semitone Semitone Tone and a half Tone

The Bb Blues Guitar Scale on the fretboard

Let's take a look at Bb Blues on the guitar fretboard. Here is the scale across the entire fretboard:

Bb Blues Guitar Scale Recap

Here is a quick recap of all the information about the Bb Blues covered in this page:

• The Bb Blues Scale is a blues scale.

• The definition of the Bb Blues scale is: R b3 4 #4 5 b7

• The notes in the Bb Blues guitar scale are: Bb Db Eb E F Ab Bb

• The interval formula for the Bb Blues scale is: 3 2 1 1 3 2

• The note intervals in the Bb Blues scale are: Tone and a half Tone Semitone Semitone Tone and a half Tone