C major blues scale
It has 6 notes: C D Eb E G A. Formula: 1 2 ♭3 3 5 6.
| Degree | 1 | 2 | ♭3 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | C | D | Eb | E | G | A |
Patterns
Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 0 (3), 3 (5)
- B: 1 (1), 3 (2)
- G: 0 (5), 2 (6)
- D: 0 (2), 1 (b3), 2 (3)
- A: 0 (6), 3 (1)
- E: 0 (3), 3 (5)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 3 (5), 5 (6)
- B: 3 (2), 4 (b3), 5 (3)
- G: 2 (6), 5 (1)
- D: 2 (3), 5 (5)
- A: 3 (1), 5 (2)
- E: 3 (5), 5 (6)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 5 (6), 8 (1)
- B: 5 (3), 8 (5)
- G: 5 (1), 7 (2), 8 (b3)
- D: 5 (5), 7 (6)
- A: 5 (2), 6 (b3), 7 (3)
- E: 5 (6), 8 (1)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 8 (1), 10 (2)
- B: 8 (5), 10 (6)
- G: 7 (2), 8 (b3), 9 (3)
- D: 7 (6), 10 (1)
- A: 7 (3), 10 (5)
- E: 8 (1), 10 (2)
Notes per string (fret and degree)
- e: 10 (2), 11 (b3), 12 (3)
- B: 10 (6), 13 (1)
- G: 9 (3), 12 (5)
- D: 10 (1), 12 (2), 13 (b3)
- A: 10 (5), 12 (6)
- E: 10 (2), 11 (b3), 12 (3)
Same notes, different home
These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.