B♭ Altered Scale
Jazz Scale
- start by assigning your fingers to the eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth frets
- on the fifth string play a B flat on the thirteenth fret using your third finger and a B on the fourteenth fret using your fourth finger
- on the fourth string play a D flat on the eleventh fret using your first finger, a D on the twelfth fret using your second finger and an E on the fourteenth fret using your fourth finger
- on the third string play a G flat on the eleventh fret using your first finger and an A flat on the thirteenth fret using your third finger
- on the second string play a B flat on the eleventh fret using your first finger
Recommended Chords for a B♭ Altered Scale
| Chord | Shared Notes | |
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B♭ Augmented Guitar Chord | B♭, D, G♭ |
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B♭ Diminished Guitar Chord | B♭, D♭, E |
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D♭ Minor 6th Guitar Chord | D♭, E, A♭, B♭ |
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D♭ Minor Guitar Chord | D♭, E, A♭ |
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D♭ Minor 7th Guitar Chord | D♭, E, A♭, B |
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D♭ Suspended Guitar Chord | D♭, G♭, A♭ |
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D♭ 7th sus4 Guitar Chord | D♭, G♭, A♭, B |
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G♭ Augmented Guitar Chord | G♭, B♭, D |
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G♭ Suspended Guitar Chord | G♭, B, D♭ |
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G♭ Major Guitar Chord | G♭, B♭, D♭ |
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G♭ 11th Guitar Chord | G♭, B♭, D♭, E, A♭, B |
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G♭ 9th sus4 Guitar Chord | G♭, B, D♭, E, A♭ |
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G♭ Added 9th Guitar Chord | G♭, B♭, D♭, A♭ |
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G♭ 7th Guitar Chord | G♭, B♭, D♭, E |
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G♭ 7th sus4 Guitar Chord | G♭, B, D♭, E |
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G♭ 9th Guitar Chord | G♭, B♭, D♭, E, A♭ |
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G♭ Suspended 2 Guitar Chord | G♭, A♭, D♭ |
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A♭ Diminished Guitar Chord | A♭, B, D |