A Blues Scale
The A blues scale has six notes: A, C, D, E♭, E and G. It is the A minor pentatonic with one extra "blue note" (E♭), and it fits over a 12-bar blues in A: A7, D7 and E7.
Notes
- A1
- C♭3
- D4
- E♭♭5
- E5
- G♭7
Step pattern: W+H – W – H – H – W+H – W (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from A |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Root |
| ♭3 | C | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | D | Perfect 4th |
| ♭5 | E♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 5 | E | Perfect 5th |
| ♭7 | G | Minor 7th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Related scales
Practise it
- Minor pentatonic box 1Technique · already in this key
- Pentatonic sequence in threesTechnique · already in this key
- Box 1 bend lickBlues · already in this key
- Blues turnaroundBlues · already in this key
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