Scales ยป Bb Blues Major

Construction

Fourth degree of the major pentatonic scale. This Blues Major scale is constructed by starting with the root note of Bb and following a the sequence of steps: W W+H W W W+H. The 'W' (whole step) means to skip a note, and the 'H' (half step), means to pick the very next note. The final step in the sequence will always end at the root note (one octave higher).
Here is this process represented visually:
BbBCC#DD#EFF#GG#ABbWW+HWWW+H

All Chords By Type

Chords that are compatible with this scale.

Chord TypeChords
7th Suspended FourthF7sus, C7sus
7th Suspended SecondF7sus2
Added 9thD#add9
MajorD#
Major 2ndD#2
Major 6thD#M6
MinorCm
Minor 7thCm7
Minor Added 11thCmadd11
PowerchordF5, D#5, C5, Bb5
Six-NineD#6/9
Suspended FourthFsus, Csus, Bbsus
Suspended SecondFsus2, D#sus2, Bbsus2

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Triads Charts
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Bb Blues Major Triads
Extended Chords Charts
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Bb Blues Major Extended Chords
Scale Charts
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