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F# minor blues scale

It has 6 notes: F# A B C C# E. Formula: 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7.

Degree1♭34♭55♭7
NoteF#ABCC#E

Patterns

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

Box 1Frets 2–5 · root F#
eBGDAE23451b34b55b71b34b55b71b3
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 2 (1), 5 (b3)
  • B: 2 (5), 5 (b7)
  • G: 2 (b3), 4 (4), 5 (b5)
  • D: 2 (b7), 4 (1)
  • A: 2 (4), 3 (b5), 4 (5)
  • E: 2 (1), 5 (b3)
Box 2Frets 4–7 · root F#
eBGDAE4567b345b71b34b55b71b34
Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 5 (b3), 7 (4)
  • B: 5 (b7), 7 (1)
  • G: 4 (4), 5 (b5), 6 (5)
  • D: 4 (1), 7 (b3)
  • A: 4 (5), 7 (b7)
  • E: 5 (b3), 7 (4)
Box 3Frets 6–10 · root F#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 7 (4), 8 (b5), 9 (5)
  • B: 7 (1), 10 (b3)
  • G: 6 (5), 9 (b7)
  • D: 7 (b3), 9 (4), 10 (b5)
  • A: 7 (b7), 9 (1)
  • E: 7 (4), 8 (b5), 9 (5)
Box 4Frets 9–12 · root F#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 9 (5), 12 (b7)
  • B: 10 (b3), 12 (4)
  • G: 9 (b7), 11 (1)
  • D: 9 (4), 10 (b5), 11 (5)
  • A: 9 (1), 12 (b3)
  • E: 9 (5), 12 (b7)
Box 5Frets 11–14 · root F#
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Notes per string (fret and degree)
  • e: 12 (b7), 14 (1)
  • B: 12 (4), 13 (b5), 14 (5)
  • G: 11 (1), 14 (b3)
  • D: 11 (5), 14 (b7)
  • A: 12 (b3), 14 (4)
  • E: 12 (b7), 14 (1)

Same notes, different home

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

Chords it fits

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