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Aliases: B blues

B minor blues Scale

Below you can find guitar and piano scale diagrams, notes, intervals, formulas, and chords

Audible Example

What does a B minor blues scale sound like?

B minor blues scale

Piano Fingering

How do you play the B minor blues scale on the piano?

Notes:

B
D
E
F
F#
A
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Intervals:

1P
3m
4P
5d
5P
7m
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Guitar Fingering

How do you play the B minor blues scale on the guitar?

Notes:

E
B
G
D
A
E
F
F
F#
A
E
B
F#
D
F
B
F#
A
E
D
A
F
B
F#
D
A
E
B
F
E
B
F#
D
A
F
D
F#
E
B
D
A
E

Intervals:

4P
1P
G
3m
7m
4P
5d
5d
5P
7m
4P
1P
5P
3m
5d
1P
5P
7m
4P
3m
7m
5d
1P
5P
3m
7m
4P
1P
5d
4P
1P
5P
3m
7m
5d
3m
5P
4P
1P
3m
7m
4P
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About the B minor blues scale

The minor blues scale is another name for the standard blues scale, combining the minor pentatonic with an added flat 5th. It is the quintessential scale for blues soloing, producing the raw, emotional sound that defines the genre. It works over both minor and dominant 7th chords.

Notes

What notes are in the B minor blues scale

B - D - E - F - F# - A

Formula

What is the formula for the B minor blues scale

3m - 2M - 2m - 1A - 3m - 2M

Intervals

What intervals are in the B minor blues scale

Root Note

Minor 3rd

Perfect 4th

Perfect 5th

Minor 7th

Chords

What chords (diatonic) are in the B minor blues scale