E Blues Scale
The E blues scale has six notes: E, G, A, B♭, B and D. It is the E minor pentatonic with one extra "blue note" (B♭), and it fits over a 12-bar blues in E: E7, A7 and B7.
Notes
- E1
- G♭3
- A4
- B♭♭5
- B5
- D♭7
Step pattern: W+H – W – H – H – W+H – W (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from E |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | Root |
| ♭3 | G | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | A | Perfect 4th |
| ♭5 | B♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 5 | B | Perfect 5th |
| ♭7 | D | Minor 7th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Related scales
Practise it
- Minor pentatonic box 1Technique · moved down 5 frets into E
- Pentatonic sequence in threesTechnique · moved down 5 frets into E
- Box 1 bend lickBlues · moved down 5 frets into E
- Blues turnaroundBlues · moved up 7 frets into E
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