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C# major blues scale

It has 6 notes: C# D# E E# G# A#. Formula: 1 2 ♭3 3 5 6. Also written Db major blues scale.

Degree12♭3356
NoteC#D#EE#G#A#

Patterns

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

Box 3Frets 1–4 · root C#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 1 (3), 4 (5)
  • B: 2 (1), 4 (2)
  • G: 1 (5), 3 (6)
  • D: 1 (2), 2 (b3), 3 (3)
  • A: 1 (6), 4 (1)
  • E: 1 (3), 4 (5)
Box 4Frets 3–6 · root C#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 4 (5), 6 (6)
  • B: 4 (2), 5 (b3), 6 (3)
  • G: 3 (6), 6 (1)
  • D: 3 (3), 6 (5)
  • A: 4 (1), 6 (2)
  • E: 4 (5), 6 (6)
Box 5Frets 6–9 · root C#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 6 (6), 9 (1)
  • B: 6 (3), 9 (5)
  • G: 6 (1), 8 (2), 9 (b3)
  • D: 6 (5), 8 (6)
  • A: 6 (2), 7 (b3), 8 (3)
  • E: 6 (6), 9 (1)
Box 1Frets 8–11 · root C#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 9 (1), 11 (2)
  • B: 9 (5), 11 (6)
  • G: 8 (2), 9 (b3), 10 (3)
  • D: 8 (6), 11 (1)
  • A: 8 (3), 11 (5)
  • E: 9 (1), 11 (2)
Box 2Frets 10–14 · root C#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 11 (2), 12 (b3), 13 (3)
  • B: 11 (6), 14 (1)
  • G: 10 (3), 13 (5)
  • D: 11 (1), 13 (2), 14 (b3)
  • A: 11 (5), 13 (6)
  • E: 11 (2), 12 (b3), 13 (3)

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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