Guitar scale · pentatonic & blues
Bb In Scale
Japanese five-note scale 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭6, also known as Miyako-bushi.
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Bb In Scale tab: all 5 positions
Each tab climbs from the low E string to the high e string. Play it up, then back down.
e|---------------------6-7-| B|-----------------6-7-----| G|---------------8---------| D|-----------8-9-----------| A|-----6-8-9---------------| E|-6-7---------------------|
e|-----------------------11-| B|--------------------11----| G|------------8-10-11-------| D|--------8-9---------------| A|----8-9-------------------| E|-11-----------------------|
e|-------------------------11-13-| B|-------------------11-12-------| G|-------------10-11-------------| D|----------13-------------------| A|-------13----------------------| E|-11-13-------------------------|
e|-------------------------------13-14-| B|----------------------------16-------| G|----------------------15-16----------| D|-------------13-15-16----------------| A|-------13-14-------------------------| E|-13-14-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------18-| B|-------------------16-18----| G|-------------15-16----------| D|-------15-16----------------| A|----18----------------------| E|-18-------------------------|
How to play Bb In on guitar
Find the root first: Bb is at fret 6 on the low E string and fret 1 on the A string. The blue notes on the diagram are every Bb on the neck; the gold ones are the rest of the scale's home chord (4, 5), the safest notes to land on at the end of a phrase.
Learn it one box at a time. Position 1, the E shape, sits at frets 6–9. Once it's under your fingers, move to position 2 (the D shape) and play the notes the two boxes share, then keep going up the neck. After all five, the scale joins up into one pattern across the whole fretboard.
Degrees
| Degree | Note |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bb |
| ♭2 | Cb |
| 4 | Eb |
| 5 | F |
| ♭6 | Gb |
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Questions
- What notes are in the Bb In Scale?
- The Bb In Scale has 5 notes: Bb, Cb, Eb, F, Gb.
- What is the formula of the in scale?
- 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭6, which is the step pattern H 4 W H 4 (W = whole step, H = half step).
- Where do I play Bb In on the guitar?
- The root Bb is at fret 6 on the low E string and fret 1 on the A string. Position 1 (the E shape) covers frets 6–9, and four more positions connect it up the neck.