Guitar · scales and modes # E blues scale on guitar E blues has 6 notes: E, G, A, B♭, B, D. Also called minor blues. | Note | E | G | A | B♭ | B | D | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 4 | ♭5 | 5 | ♭7 | | Step | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ## 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 Note names 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. Position 1: frets 0–3, 14 notes Position 2: frets 2–6, 15 notes Position 3: frets 5–9, 14 notes Position 4: frets 7–11, 14 notes Position 5: frets 9–13, 14 notes ## Triads in E blues | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Em | [E minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-minor) | | 1 | Edim | [E diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/e-diminished) | | ♭3 | G | [G major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-major) | | ♭3 | Gm | [G minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-minor) | ## Seventh chords in E blues | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Em7 | [Em7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7) · [Em7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2) · [Em7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-3) · [Em7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2-and-4) | | 1 | Em7♭5 | [Em7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/em7b5) · [Em7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-2) · [Em7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-3) · [Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-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 - [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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/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 E 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:4:ladder:p1)