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A blues scale on guitar

A blues has 6 notes: A, C, D, E♭, E, G. Also called minor blues.

A blues: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteACDE♭EG
Degree1♭34♭55♭7
Step321132

A blues on the whole neck

Every A blues note from the open strings to fret 15, in standard E tuning (E A D G B E), by name; by degree under "Show more".

A blues scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2G2A2C3D3Eb3E3G3A2C3D3Eb3E3G3A3C4D3Eb3E3G3A3C4D4Eb4E4G3A3C4D4Eb4E4G4A4C4D4Eb4E4G4A4C5D5E4G4A4C5D5Eb5E5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A blues
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A blues scale, degrees, frets 0 to 155b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b345b71b34b55b76E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • A blues
Degrees

A blues in 5 positions

The neck split into the hand positions Practice Lab practices, one for each place a A falls on a string, with the notes its scale run fingers there.

A blues, position 1, frets 0 to 45b71b34b55b71b34b55b76E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 14 notes
    A blues, position 2, frets 2 to 6b71b34b55b71b34b55b716E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 14 notes
      A blues, position 3, frets 5 to 81b34b55b71b34b55b71b36E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–8, 14 notes
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        A blues, position 4, frets 7 to 11b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b56E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 15 notes
          A blues, position 5, frets 10 to 144b55b71b34b5b71b34b556E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 14 notes

            Triads in A blues

            DegreeChordPages
            1AmA minor arpeggio
            1AdimA diminished arpeggio
            ♭3CC major arpeggio
            ♭3CmC minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in A blues

            DegreeChordPages
            1Am7Am7 arpeggio · Am7 drop 2 · Am7 drop 3 · Am7 drop 2 and 4
            1Am7♭5Am7♭5 arpeggio · Am7♭5 drop 2 · Am7♭5 drop 3 · Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4

            Blues in every key

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