Guitar · scales and modes # F blues scale on guitar F blues has 6 notes: F, A♭, B♭, C♭, C, E♭. Also called minor blues. | Note | F | A♭ | B♭ | C♭ | C | E♭ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 4 | ♭5 | 5 | ♭7 | | Step | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | ## 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 Note names 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. Position 1: frets 1–4, 14 notes Position 2: frets 3–7, 15 notes Position 3: frets 6–10, 14 notes Position 4: frets 8–12, 14 notes Position 5: frets 10–14, 14 notes ## Triads in F blues | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Fm | [F minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-minor) | | 1 | Fdim | [F diminished arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-diminished) | | ♭3 | A♭ | [A♭ major arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ab-major) | | ♭3 | A♭m | [G♯ minor arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-minor) | ## Seventh chords in F blues | Degree | Chord | Pages | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Fm7 | [Fm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7) · [Fm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2) · [Fm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-3) · [Fm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2-and-4) | | 1 | Fm7♭5 | [Fm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7b5) · [Fm7♭5 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-2) · [Fm7♭5 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-3) · [Fm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-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 - [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 F 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:5:ladder:p1)