About the B Minor Blues scale
B Minor Blues is used for blues, rock and soul solos. Think of it as the minor pentatonic with one extra blue note, the classic blues sound. It is B Blues Diminished with the third raised.
Its notes are B, D, E, F, F♯, and A. The formula is 1½ W H H 1½ W.
Also called Blues Scale and Blues Hexatonic.
On the piano, B Minor Blues touches the black key F♯. Ascending through the scale, four white keys fall in a row.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | BB | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DD | Minor 3rd |
| 3 | EE | Perfect 4th |
| 4 | FF | Diminished 5th |
| 5 | F#F♯ | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | AA | Minor 7th |
| Steps | 1½ W H H 1½ W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 3-2-1-1-3-2 |
| Degrees | 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Minor Blues in other keys
C Minor Blues scaleD flat Minor Blues scaleD Minor Blues scaleE flat Minor Blues scaleE Minor Blues scaleF Minor Blues scaleG flat Minor Blues scaleG Minor Blues scaleA flat Minor Blues scaleA Minor Blues scaleB flat Minor Blues scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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