B♭ blues scale
5 flats: B♭ D♭ E♭ F♭ A♭ · pattern W+H–W–H–H–W+H–W
B♭ – D♭ – E♭ – F♭ – F – A♭
Step patternW+HWHHW+HW
About this scale
The blues scale is the minor pentatonic plus one passing note, the ♭5 (F♭) — the “blue note” that gives the blues its bite. Slide through it rather than landing on it.
Other B♭ scales
B♭ majorB♭ natural minorB♭ harmonic minorB♭ melodic minorB♭ major pentatonicB♭ minor pentatonicB♭ DorianB♭ Mixolydian
Blues scale in other keys
Questions
What are the notes of the B♭ blues scale?
B♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, F, A♭.
How many sharps or flats are in B♭ blues scale?
5: B♭, D♭, E♭, F♭, A♭.
What is the step pattern of the blues scale?
W+H–W–H–H–W+H–W, where W is a whole step (two keys) and H is a half step (the next key). Start that pattern on B♭ to get this scale.