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