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F blues scale on guitar

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

F blues: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteFA♭B♭C♭CE♭
Degree1♭34♭55♭7
Step321132

F blues on the whole neck

Every F 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".

F blues scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2Ab2Bb2Cb3C3Eb3F3Bb2Cb3C3Eb3F3Ab3Bb3Cb4C4Eb3F3Ab3Bb3Cb4C4Eb4F4Ab3Bb3Cb4C4Eb4F4Ab4Bb4Cb4C4Eb4F4Ab4Bb4Cb5C5F4Ab4Bb4Cb5C5Eb5F56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • F blues
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F blues scale, degrees, frets 0 to 151b34b55b714b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b551b34b55b716E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • F blues
Degrees

F blues in 5 positions

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

F blues, position 1, frets 1 to 41b34b55b71b34b55b71b36E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 1–4, 14 notes
    F blues, position 2, frets 3 to 7b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b56E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–7, 15 notes
      F blues, position 3, frets 6 to 104b55b71b34b5b71b34b556E25A24D33G32B31E4678910
        Position 3: frets 6–10, 14 notes
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        F blues, position 4, frets 8 to 125b71b34b55b71b34b55b76E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 14 notes
          F blues, position 5, frets 10 to 14b71b34b55b71b34b55b716E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 14 notes

            Triads in F blues

            DegreeChordPages
            1FmF minor arpeggio
            1FdimF diminished arpeggio
            ♭3A♭A♭ major arpeggio
            ♭3A♭mG♯ minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in F blues

            DegreeChordPages
            1Fm7Fm7 arpeggio · Fm7 drop 2 · Fm7 drop 3 · Fm7 drop 2 and 4
            1Fm7♭5Fm7♭5 arpeggio · Fm7♭5 drop 2 · Fm7♭5 drop 3 · Fm7♭5 drop 2 and 4

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