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Exercises for the Key of G
Exercises for the Key of D
Exercises for the Key of C
Exercises for the Key of A
Exercises For The Key of F
Exercises for the Key of Bb
Exercises for the Key of Eb
Exercises for the Key of E
Exercises for the Key of B
Exercises for the Key of F#
Exercises for the Key of Ab
Exercises for the Key of Db

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Exercises for the Key of Bb

Scale:        1  2  3  4  5  6  7

              Bb C  D  Eb F  G  A 

                          3^rd     5^th     7^th     9^th         12^th     

Fret Board:   D---Eb--+---F---+---G---+---A---Bb--+---C---+---D---Eb--  

              |---C---+---D---Eb--+---F---+---G---+---A---Bb--+---C---  

              G---+---A---Bb--+---C---+---D---Eb--+---F---+---G---+---  

              D---Eb--+---F---+---G---+---A---Bb--+---C---+---D---Eb--  

              |---C---+---D---Eb--+---F---+---G---+---A---Bb--+---C---  

              G---+---A---Bb--+---C---+---D---Eb--+---F---+---G---+---  

                          I                  IV       V                    

              3---4---+---5---+---6---+---7---1---+---2---+---3---4---  

              |---2---+---3---4---+---5---+---6---+---7---1---+---2---  

              6---+---7---1---+---2---+---3---4---+---5---+---6---+---  

              3---4---+---5---+---6---+---7---1---+---2---+---3---4---  

              |---2---+---3---4---+---5---+---6---+---7---1---+---2---  

              6---+---7---1---+---2---+---3---4---+---5---+---6---+---  

Open                     I-                          IV        V                 

        2^nd              3^rd     5^th      5^th         8^th       10^th    12^th   

3---4---+---5---     +---5---+---6---     6---+---7---1     2---+---3---4

|---2---+---3---     +---3---4---+---     +---5---+---6     7---1---+---2

6---+---7---1---     7---1---+---2---     2---+---3---4     5---+---6---+

3---4---+---5---     +---5---+---6---     6---+---7---1     2---+---3---4

|---2---+---3---     +---3---4---+---     +---5---+---6     7---1---+---2

6---+---7---1---     7---1---+---2---     2---+---3---4     5---+---6---+

Open Bb (7,5) - from 6\3 upward:

 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  2  3  4  5  4  3  2  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  7  1 

----------------------------0--1--3--1--0-----------------------------------

-------------------------1-----------------1--------------------------------

----------------0--2--3-----------------------3--2--0-----------------------

-------0--1--3-----------------------------------------3--1--0--------------

----1-----------------------------------------------------------1-----------

-3-----------------------------------------------------------------3--2--3—-

  The following exercise proposes a mini-shift to the I position to avoid consecutive closed moves on the first string.

Open Bb (7,5) - from 6\3 upward:

 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  2  3  4  5  4  3  2  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  7  1 

----------------------------0-----3-----0-----------------------------------

-------------------------1-----4-----4-----1--------------------------------

----------------0--2--3-----------------------3--2--0-----------------------

-------0--1--3-----------------------------------------3--1--0--------------

----1-----------------------------------------------------------1-----------

-3-----------------------------------------------------------------3--2--3—-

Open Bb (7,5) - from 6\3 downward:

 1  7  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  2  3  4  5  4  3  2  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1 

----------------------------------0--1--3--1--0-----------------------------

-------------------------------1-----------------1--------------------------

----------------------0--2--3-----------------------3--2--0-----------------

-------------0--1--3-----------------------------------------3--1--0--------

----------1-----------------------------------------------------------1-----

-3--2--3-----------------------------------------------------------------3--

Open Bb (7,5) - from 3\3 upward:

 1  2  3  4  5  4  3  2  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  7  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1 

-------0--1--3--1--0--------------------------------------------------------

----1-----------------1-----------------------------------------------------

-3-----------------------3--2--0-----------------------------------0--2--3--

----------------------------------3--1--0-----------------0--1--3-----------

-------------------------------------------1-----------1--------------------

----------------------------------------------3--2--3-----------------------

Open Bb (7,5) - from 3\3 downward:

 1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  7  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  2  3  4  5  4  3  2  1 

-------------------------------------------------------0--1--3--1--0--------

----------------------------------------------------1-----------------1-----

-3--2--0-----------------------------------0--2--3-----------------------3--

----------3--1--0-----------------0--1--3-----------------------------------

-------------------1-----------1--------------------------------------------

----------------------3--2--3-----------------------------------------------  

Variations:  

(the following 3 variations would use a mini-shift to position I, as described above)  

Open Bb (7,5) - from 6\3 downward:

Open Bb (7,5) - from 3\3 upward:

Open Bb (7,5) - from 3\3 downward:  

Open Bb (6,4) - from 6\3 upward:

Open Bb (6,4) - from 6\3 downward:

Open Bb (6,4) - from 3\3 upward:

Open Bb (6,4) - from 3\3 downward:  

2 Octave Bb - from 6\3:

 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1 

----------------------------0-----------7--8--7-----------0-----------------------------

-------------------------1--------6--8-----------8--6--------1--------------------------

----------------0--2--3--------8-----------------------8--------3--2--0-----------------

-------0--1--3-----------------------------------------------------------3--1--0--------

----1-----------------------------------------------------------------------------1-----

-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------3--

2 Octave Bb - from 1\8:

 1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1 

-8--7-----------0-----------------------------------------------------0-----------7--8--

-------8--6--------1-----------------------------------------------1--------6--8--------

-------------8--------3--2--0-----------------------------0--2--3--------8--------------

-------------------------------3--1--0-----------0--1--3--------------------------------

----------------------------------------1-----1-----------------------------------------

-------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------------

2 Octave Bb - from 3\3 downward:

 1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1 

-------------------------------------------------0-----------7--8--7-----------0--------

----------------------------------------------1--------6--8-----------8--6--------1-----

-3--2--0-----------------------------0--2--3--------8-----------------------8--------3--

----------3--1--0-----------0--1--3-----------------------------------------------------

-------------------1-----1--------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------3-----------------------------------------------------------------

2 Octave Bb - from 3\3 upward:

 1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  7  6  5  4  3  2  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  1 

-------0-----------7--8--7-----------0--------------------------------------------------

----1--------6--8-----------8--6--------1-----------------------------------------------

-3--------8-----------------------8--------3--2--0-----------------------------0--2--3--

----------------------------------------------------3--1--0-----------0--1--3-----------

-------------------------------------------------------------1-----1--------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------3-----------------------