Blues · Bb Minor · 68 BPM

Blues Backing Track in Bb Minor

12-bar Blues form, at 68 BPM. Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills for Bb minor (also written A# Minor).

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Hear the blues feel: “Stormy Monday Vibe” · A major · 68 BPM

This recording is the original “Stormy Monday Vibe” demo in A major at 68 BPM. It is not transposed: it lets you hear the blues feel. The app generates your track in Bb minor.

12-bar chord chart in Bb Minor

12-bar Blues form. Count four beats per bar; each card shows where the chord starts.

  1. Bar 1 Bbm7 i7 · 4 beats
  2. Bar 2 Bbm7 i7 · 4 beats
  3. Bar 3 Bbm7 i7 · 4 beats
  4. Bar 4 Bbm7 i7 · 4 beats
  5. Bar 5 Ebm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  6. Bar 6 Ebm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  7. Bar 7 Bbm7 i7 · 4 beats
  8. Bar 8 Bbm7 i7 · 4 beats
  9. Bar 9 F7 V7 · 4 beats
  10. Bar 10 Ebm7 iv7 · 4 beats
  11. Bar 11 Bbm7 i7 · 4 beats
  12. Bar 12 F7 V7 · 4 beats
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More about “Stormy Monday Vibe”

Chord chart and notes for “Stormy Monday Vibe”, including the guided exercise “Leave space in the slow shuffle”.

12-bar Blues in Bb Minor

A minor 12-bar — the i and iv stay minor, the V7 stays dominant for the turnaround pull.

I
Bbm7
I
Bbm7
I
Bbm7
I
Bbm7
IV
Ebm7
IV
Ebm7
I
Bbm7
I
Bbm7
V
F7
IV
Ebm7
I
Bbm7
V
F7
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Scales to solo in Bb Minor

Four scales that sit well over blues in Bb minor. Each one gives the line a different color — try them all and notice what changes.

Scale
Bb Minor Pentatonic
Bb Db Eb F Ab
Scale
Bb Blues Scale
Bb Db Eb Fb F Ab
Scale
Bb Dorian
Bb C Db Eb F G Ab
Scale
Bb Natural Minor
Bb C Db Eb F Gb Ab

Where to play in Bb Minor

Five-fret windows in standard tuning, anchored on Bb on the low E string. Highlighted notes are the root.

Bb Minor Pentatonic
Stringfret 5fret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9
e Bb Db
B F Ab
G Db Eb
D Ab Bb
A Eb F
E Bb Db
Notes: Bb Db Eb F Ab. Root on the 6th string at fret 6, on the 5th string at fret 1.
Bb Blues Scale
Stringfret 5fret 6fret 7fret 8fret 9
e Bb Db
B Fb F Ab
G Db Eb Fb
D Ab Bb
A Eb Fb F
E Bb Db
Notes: Bb Db Eb Fb F Ab. Root on the 6th string at fret 6, on the 5th string at fret 1.

Practice drills

  1. 1. Find the changes in Bb Minor

    Play only the root on the first beat of each change: Bb (bars 1–4, Bbm7), Eb (bars 5–6, Ebm7), Bb (bars 7–8, Bbm7), F (bar 9, F7), Eb (bar 10, Ebm7), Bb (bar 11, Bbm7), F (bar 12, F7). Keep counting through every bar that holds the same chord; the form resolves back to Bb.

  2. 2. Target the guide tones

    When each chord arrives, land on its third and hold it for a beat: Db over Bbm7, Gb over Ebm7, A over F7. Then repeat with the seventh (see the table) to hear how the line leads into the next chord.

  3. 3. Bb Minor Pentatonic in position

    Play Bb Minor Pentatonic (Bb Db Eb F Ab) up and down in frets 5–9, one note per beat at 68 BPM. Start and finish on Bb: 6th string fret 6, or 5th string fret 1 for the next position up.

Guide tones for every chord in the chart
ChordRoot3rd7th / 6th
Bbm7BbDbAb (b7)
Ebm7EbGbDb (b7)
F7FAEb (b7)

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Try Blues in another key

Chord chart, scale positions and practice drills in the keys blues is most often played in.

A Major E Major G Major C Major D Major Bb Major A Minor E Minor G Minor D Minor
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