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C blues scale on guitar

C blues has 6 notes: C, E♭, F, G♭, G, B♭. Also called minor blues.

C blues: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteCE♭FG♭GB♭
Degree1♭34♭55♭7
Step321132

C blues on the whole neck

Every C 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".

C blues scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2Gb2G2Bb2C3Eb3F3Gb3G3Bb2C3Eb3F3Gb3G3Bb3C4Eb3F3Gb3G3Bb3C4Eb4F4G3Bb3C4Eb4F4Gb4G4Bb4C4Eb4F4Gb4G4Bb4C5F4Gb4G4Bb4C5Eb5F5Gb5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • C blues
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C blues scale, degrees, frets 0 to 154b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b345b71b34b55b71b34b55b714b55b71b34b556E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • C blues
Degrees

C blues in 5 positions

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

C blues, position 1, frets 1 to 54b55b71b34b5b71b34b556E25A24D33G32B31E4012345
    Position 1: frets 1–5, 14 notes
    C blues, position 2, frets 3 to 75b71b34b55b71b34b55b76E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 14 notes
      C blues, position 3, frets 5 to 9b71b34b55b71b34b55b716E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 14 notes
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        C blues, position 4, frets 8 to 111b34b55b71b34b55b71b36E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–11, 14 notes
          C blues, position 5, frets 10 to 14b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b56E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 15 notes

            Triads in C blues

            DegreeChordPages
            1CmC minor arpeggio
            1CdimC diminished arpeggio
            ♭3E♭E♭ major arpeggio
            ♭3E♭mE♭ minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in C blues

            DegreeChordPages
            1Cm7Cm7 arpeggio · Cm7 drop 2 · Cm7 drop 3 · Cm7 drop 2 and 4
            1Cm7♭5Cm7♭5 arpeggio · Cm7♭5 drop 2 · Cm7♭5 drop 3 · Cm7♭5 drop 2 and 4

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