B Flat Major Blues Scale on the Guitar – 5 CAGED Positions, Tabs and Theory

The Bb Major Blues Scale contains the following notes:

Bb – C – Db – D – F – G

For a complete lesson on the Major Blues Scale, read this lesson.

If you already know about the major blues scale and would just like to know how to play it in five positions as well as the open position of Bb, read on. This page includes notation/tabs and scale diagrams for each position along the fretboard.

Here’s how to play the Bb major blue scale in the open position.

Open Position Bb Major Blues Scale

B Flat Major Blues Scale CAGED Positions

Here are the 5 CAGED positions for the B flat Major blues scale (notes and tabs).

3rd Position (lowest fret is 3)

5th Position (lowest fret is 5)

7th Position (lowest fret is 7)

10th Position (lowest fret is 10)

12th Position (lowest fret is 12)

Further Reading

• Scales page
• Major blues scale
• Minor blues scale
• Bb minor blues scale