Bb Blues Guidetone Exercise

Selections from Bebop & Swing Guitar

Swing Emily Remler

    
Bb7 Eb 9 Bb 7 Fm7 3
Bb 7
          
               



6 7 6 6 7 7 8 5 6 7
8 6 8 8 6 8 8 6 8 8
8 8 8

                           
Eb 9 Eb 7 b9 Bb 7 A7 #5 A b 13 G7 #5
5

    
   


6 6 6 6 4 4
6 8 6 6 6 8 6 6 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4
8 8 8 8 6 6

Cm7 F9 Bb 7 G7 b9 Cm7

 
F7 b9
9 3
  3

                            


6 9
2 3 3 2 3 4 5 3 2 3 2 7 5
5 5 5 3 6 6 8 9 8 5 8 7
6 3 6 8

       
Bb 7
Bb#5
13 Eb 9 Bb 7 Fm7 Fm7/C E9

                
      



6
3 1 2
3 3 2 3 3 6 7 8 5 6 7 7
5 6 8 8 6 8
8 8

Eb 7 b9

                     
Eb 9 Bb 7 A7 #5
 
       
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
8 9 8 6 8 8 9 8 6 8
6 9 6 9 6 6
6 8 6 8 7 7 6 6 6
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Bb 7

           
A b 13 G7 #5 Cm7 F9 F7 #9 G7 b9
       
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      
 
         
3 3


4 4 6 9 7 6 6 9
5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 2 3 3 5 8 8 7
5 5 7 6 6 8 9
6 3 6 8

Cm7 F7 b9 Bb 7 Eb 9 Bb 7 Fm7 Bb7 #5


  
24
         
       
  


10 10 9 9 10 10 11 10
7 6
8 7 7 6 6 7 7 8 7
8 5 8 5 7

Eb 9 Eb7 b9 Bb 7

       
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  
3 3

              
 


6
6 6 6 7 8 7
8 6 8 8 8 6 8 8 8
8 8 8 6 0 5

Cm7 F9 F7 b9

   
          
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 
   
3
3


6 10 11 10
6 8 11
7 7 8 10 9 8 10
5 8
6

Bb 7 Eb 9 A b 13 Db 9 G b 13 Bb9 Bb 7

   
35

             
   


6 7
8 6 8 8
8 7 7 6 6
9 9 6 1 4 6
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Chord diagrams for Bb Blues
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 


Bb7 Eb9 Fm7 Eb 7 b9 A7 #5
6fr 5fr 8fr 5fr 5fr

Ab13 G7 #5 Cm7 F9 G7 b9
4fr 4fr 8fr 7fr 9fr

F7 b9 Bb7 #5 E9 F7 #9 Ab13
7fr 6fr 6fr 8fr 4fr

Db9 Gb13 B9

The diagrams above represent a few chord choices that can be used for this exercise.
To further challenge yourself, feel free to find alternate fret positions, inversions,
or other substitutes that can be played over this melody. For other skill
development, apply more approach chords to the comping arrangement.