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E blues scale on guitar

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

E blues: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteEGAB♭BD
Degree1♭34♭55♭7
Step321132

E blues on the whole neck

Every E 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".

E blues scale, note names, frets 0 to 15E2G2A2Bb2B2D3E3G3A2Bb2B2D3E3G3A3Bb3B3D3E3G3A3Bb3B3D4E4G3A3Bb3B3D4E4G4A4Bb4B3D4E4G4A4Bb4B4D5E4G4A4Bb4B4D5E5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • E blues
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E blues scale, degrees, frets 0 to 151b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b36E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • E blues
Degrees

E blues in 5 positions

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

E blues, position 1, frets 0 to 31b34b55b71b34b55b71b36E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–3, 14 notes
    E blues, position 2, frets 2 to 6b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b56E25A24D33G32B31E423456
      Position 2: frets 2–6, 15 notes
      E blues, position 3, frets 5 to 94b55b71b34b5b71b34b556E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 14 notes
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        E blues, position 4, frets 7 to 115b71b34b55b71b34b55b76E25A24D33G32B31E47891011
          Position 4: frets 7–11, 14 notes
          E blues, position 5, frets 9 to 13b71b34b55b71b34b55b716E25A24D33G32B31E4910111213
            Position 5: frets 9–13, 14 notes

            Triads in E blues

            DegreeChordPages
            1EmE minor arpeggio
            1EdimE diminished arpeggio
            ♭3GG major arpeggio
            ♭3GmG minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in E blues

            DegreeChordPages
            1Em7Em7 arpeggio · Em7 drop 2 · Em7 drop 3 · Em7 drop 2 and 4
            1Em7♭5Em7♭5 arpeggio · Em7♭5 drop 2 · Em7♭5 drop 3 · Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4

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