Guitar · scales and modes # A blues scale on guitar A blues has 6 notes: A, C, D, E♭, E, G. Also called minor blues. | Note | A | C | D | E♭ | E | G | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 4 | ♭5 | 5 | ♭7 | | Step | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ## 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 Note names 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. Position 1: frets 0–4, 14 notes Position 2: frets 2–6, 14 notes Position 3: frets 5–8, 14 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 15 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 14 notes ## Triads in A blues | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Am | [A minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-minor) | | 1 | Adim | [A diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a-diminished) | | ♭3 | C | [C major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-major) | | ♭3 | Cm | [C minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/c-minor) | ## Seventh chords in A blues | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Am7 | [Am7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7) · [Am7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2) · [Am7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-3) · [Am7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2-and-4) | | 1 | Am7♭5 | [Am7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7b5) · [Am7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-2) · [Am7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-3) · [Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-2-and-4) | ## Blues in every key - [C blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-blues) - [C♯ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-blues) - [D blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-blues) - [D♯ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-blues) - [E blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-blues) - [F blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-blues) - [F♯ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-blues) - [G blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-blues) - [G♯ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-blues) - A blues - [B♭ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-blues) - [B blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-blues) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice A blues in every position, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=scale-blues:9:ladder:p1)