The Blues Guitar Scale

The Blues Scale is actually a Minor Pentatonic Scale with an extra note, the Flat Fifth.
The Flattened Fifth is also commonly referred to as “Blue Note.”
  

G Blues Root Position (1st Position) *Blue Note* e--------------------------------------------------3---6--------------- B------------------------------------------3---6----------------------- G------------------------------3---5--*6------------------------------- D----------------------3---5------------------------------------------- A-----------3--*4--5--------------------------------------------------- E---3---6-------------------------------------------------------------- A Blues Root Position (1st Position) e----------------------------------------------------5---8------------- B-------------------------------------------5---8---------------------- G-------------------------------5---7--*8------------------------------ D-----------------------5---7------------------------------------------ A-----------5--*6---7-------------------------------------------------- E---5---8-------------------------------------------------------------- B Blues Root Position (1st Position) e----------------------------------------------------7---10------------ B-------------------------------------------7---10--------------------- G-------------------------------7---9--*10----------------------------- D-----------------------7---9------------------------------------------ A-----------7--*8---9-------------------------------------------------- E---7---9-------------------------------------------------------------- E Blues (1st Position)(Open) e----------------------------------------------------0---3------------- B-------------------------------------------0---3---------------------- G-------------------------------0---2--*3------------------------------ D-----------------------0---2------------------------------------------ A-----------0--*1---2-------------------------------------------------- E---0---3-------------------------------------------------------------- E Blues Root Position (1st) – at the 12 Fret e------------------------------------------------------------12---15--- B---------------------------------------------------12---15------------ G-------------------------------------12---14--*15--------------------- D----------------------------12---14----------------------------------- A-------------12--*13---14--------------------------------------------- E---12---15------------------------------------------------------------
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