B blues scale

6 notes · the ♭5 passing note

Minor pentatonic plus a ♭5.

Key
CC♯DE♭EFF♯GA♭AB♭B
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The notes of B blues

B
1
D
♭3
E
4
F
♭5
F#
5
A
♭7

the ♭5 passing note

AGEDC357912154♭55♭71♭34♭55♭71♭34♭55♭71♭34♭55♭71♭34♭5♭71♭34♭55♭71♭34♭55♭71♭34♭55♭71♭34♭55
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Chords from B blues

Every other note here is not a third apart, so it builds no chords. Play it over the ones below.

What to play B blues over

Chords on B made only of these notes.

Bm7Bm7b5B7sus4BmBdimBsus4B5

Midi Settings

7.5
Play Style
One pass of the pick from the lowest string up, everything left ringing.
Instrument
350
150

Style

Shows each chord the way this style would voice it, and marks which of its alternatives belong to the idiom.

Layout

Left Handed Mode