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C minor blues scale

It has 6 notes: C Eb F Gb G Bb. Formula: 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7.

Degree1♭34♭55♭7
NoteCEbFGbGBb

Patterns

Strings run like tab: high e on top. Numbers are scale degrees; amber dots are the root.

Box 3Open position, frets 0–4 · root C
eBGDAE12344b55b71b34b55b71b34b55
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 1 (4), 2 (b5), 3 (5)
  • B: 1 (1), 4 (b3)
  • G: 0 (5), 3 (b7)
  • D: 1 (b3), 3 (4), 4 (b5)
  • A: 1 (b7), 3 (1)
  • E: 1 (4), 2 (b5), 3 (5)
Box 4Frets 3–6 · root C
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 3 (5), 6 (b7)
  • B: 4 (b3), 6 (4)
  • G: 3 (b7), 5 (1)
  • D: 3 (4), 4 (b5), 5 (5)
  • A: 3 (1), 6 (b3)
  • E: 3 (5), 6 (b7)
Box 5Frets 5–8 · root C
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 6 (b7), 8 (1)
  • B: 6 (4), 7 (b5), 8 (5)
  • G: 5 (1), 8 (b3)
  • D: 5 (5), 8 (b7)
  • A: 6 (b3), 8 (4)
  • E: 6 (b7), 8 (1)
Box 1Frets 8–11 · root C
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 8 (1), 11 (b3)
  • B: 8 (5), 11 (b7)
  • G: 8 (b3), 10 (4), 11 (b5)
  • D: 8 (b7), 10 (1)
  • A: 8 (4), 9 (b5), 10 (5)
  • E: 8 (1), 11 (b3)
Box 2Frets 10–13 · root C
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 11 (b3), 13 (4)
  • B: 11 (b7), 13 (1)
  • G: 10 (4), 11 (b5), 12 (5)
  • D: 10 (1), 13 (b3)
  • A: 10 (5), 13 (b7)
  • E: 11 (b3), 13 (4)

Same notes, different home

These scales use exactly the same notes, centered on a different root.

Chords it fits

This scale in other keys

Other scales in C

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