A#

Pentatonic Scale

A# / B♭ Blues

Minor pentatonic with an added flat 5th (blue note). The sound of the blues.

Notes in A# Blues

Bb1
Db2
Eb3
E4
F5
Ab6
Bb8

Chords in A# Blues

6 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iBb?Bb – Eb – F—
iiDbmDb – E – Abminor
iiiEb?Eb – F – Bb—
ivE?E – Ab – Db—
vF?F – Bb – Eb—
viAb?Ab – Db – E—

Other Scales in A#

MajorBb, C, D, Eb, F, G, ANatural MinorBb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, AbHarmonic MinorBb, C, Db, Eb, F, Gb, AMelodic MinorBb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, ADorianBb, C, Db, Eb, F, G, AbPhrygianBb, B, Db, Eb, F, Gb, AbLydianBb, C, D, E, F, G, AMixolydianBb, C, D, Eb, F, G, AbLocrianBb, B, Db, Eb, E, Gb, AbMajor PentatonicBb, C, D, F, GMinor PentatonicBb, Db, Eb, F, AbWhole ToneBb, C, D, E, Gb, AbDiminished (H-W)Bb, B, Db, D, E, F, G, AbDiminished (W-H)Bb, C, Db, Eb, E, Gb, G, APhrygian DominantBb, B, D, Eb, F, Gb, AbHungarian MinorBb, C, Db, E, F, Gb, ALydian DominantBb, C, D, E, F, G, Ab

Blues in All 12 Keys

CC D# F F# G A#C#D♭Db E Gb G Ab BDD F G G# A CD#E♭Eb Gb Ab A Bb DbEE G A A# B DFF Ab Bb B C EbF#G♭F# A B C C# EGG A# C C# D FG#A♭Ab B Db D Eb GbAA C D D# E GA#B♭Bb Db Eb E F AbBB D E F F# A

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Blues scale by ear →Play A# BluesHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in A# / Bb Blues

The A# blues scale contains the notes Bb, Db, Eb, E, F, Ab. Minor pentatonic with an added flat 5th (blue note). The sound of the blues.

The diatonic chords in A# blues are Bb? (i), Dbm (ii), Eb? (iii), E? (iv), F? (v), Ab? (vi). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the A# blues scale.

To develop your ear for the A# blues sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.