B blues scale

The scale of B blues has 6 Notes: If - re - Mi - Fa - Fa - LaThat's a scale. minor pentatonic with "blue note" that gives them its dirty color. He adds the fifth diminished to minor pentatonic and is used for blues, rock, jazz and funk soles.

  • NotesIf - re - Mi - Fa - Fa - La
  • FormulaT ½ - T - S - S - T ½ - T
  • Notes by octave6 Notes
  • ParalelaB major

Scale of B blues Piano

SiReMiFaLaSiFa♯

Scale of B blues with guitar

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All notes from scale from 0 to 12, with tone (Si) in color. The strings range from 1 (up) to 6 (down) as on a tablature.

Fees and intervals

GradeNoteInterval from the tonic
1Sifundamental
♭3Rethird minor
4MiThat's right.
♭5Fafifth decreased
5Fa♯fair fifth
♭7LaJunto minor

Between note and note the scale goes as follows: T ½ - T - S - S - T ½ - T (T = tone, S = semitone), T ½ = tone and half). That formula is the same in any tone: if you learn it, you can put up a scale blues from any note.

How to practice this scale

  • Touch them with a steamball with a pulse note and get up and up and about only as soon as you sound a couple.
  • He sings the name of the notes while you play them: so you train your ear and memory at once.
  • At the guitar you will learn by "boxes": five positions that are repeated along the mast. It starts with the one with the tone on the 6th string.
  • Improvises on a track or a single match: with these notes barely anything sounds "bad," so it's ideal to lose fear.

Frequently asked questions

What are the notes from Si blues scale?

The scale of Si blues has 6 notes: Si - re - Mi - Fa - Fa - La. His formula is T ½ - T - S - S - T ½ - T (T = tone, S = semitono, T ½ = tone and half).

Do you want to understand the theory by playing?

A teacher teaches you about scales, harmony and reading applied to your instrument, in virtual or at home classes in Bogotá.