On the guitar neck
Every note up to the 15th fret; the root (B♭) is coloured. It sits on fret 6 of the low E string and fret 1 of the A string, the two usual starting points.
B♭ blues runs B♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, F and A♭, and its blue note is F♭, the same pitch as E. So both open E strings give you the blue note, even though no other open string fits. Box 1 starts at the 6th fret, and B♭ is, with F, one of the standard keys for a jazz blues.
The B flat blues scale has six notes: B♭ – D♭ – E♭ – F♭ – F – A♭. It is the B flat minor pentatonic plus one note, F♭: the blue note, between E♭ and F, which gives it the blues sound.
Tip: In box 1, bend the E♭ at the 8th fret of the G string a half step up to reach the blue note, F♭.
Every note up to the 15th fret; the root (B♭) is coloured. It sits on fret 6 of the low E string and fret 1 of the A string, the two usual starting points.
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| B♭ | Root |
| D♭ | Minor third |
| E♭ | Perfect fourth |
| F♭ | Diminished fifth |
| F | Perfect fifth |
| A♭ | Minor seventh |
Over a blues in B♭ (with B♭7) and over the chords of B flat minor.