F Blues Scale
The F blues scale has six notes: F, A♭, B♭, C♭, C and E♭. It is the F minor pentatonic with one extra "blue note" (C♭), and it fits over a 12-bar blues in F: F7, B♭7 and C7.
Notes
- F1
- A♭♭3
- B♭4
- C♭♭5
- C5
- E♭♭7
Step pattern: W+H – W – H – H – W+H – W (W = whole step, H = half step)
| Degree | Note | Interval from F |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | F | Root |
| ♭3 | A♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | B♭ | Perfect 4th |
| ♭5 | C♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 5 | C | Perfect 5th |
| ♭7 | E♭ | Minor 7th |
On the piano
On the guitar
Root Scale tone
Related scales
Practise it
- Minor pentatonic box 1Technique · moved down 4 frets into F
- Pentatonic sequence in threesTechnique · moved down 4 frets into F
- Box 1 bend lickBlues · moved down 4 frets into F
- Blues turnaroundBlues · moved down 4 frets into F
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