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G blues scale on guitar

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

G blues: notes, degrees and the semitones to the next note
NoteGB♭CD♭DF
Degree1♭34♭55♭7
Step321132

G blues on the whole neck

Every G 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".

G blues scale, note names, frets 0 to 15F2G2Bb2C3Db3D3F3G3Bb2C3Db3D3F3G3Bb3C4D3F3G3Bb3C4Db4D4F4G3Bb3C4Db4D4F4G4Bb4C4Db4D4F4G4Bb4C5Db5D5F4G4Bb4C5Db5D5F5G56E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
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G blues scale, degrees, frets 0 to 15b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b345b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b55b716E25A24D33G32B31E40123456789101112131415
  • G blues
Degrees

G blues in 5 positions

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

G blues, position 1, frets 0 to 4b71b34b55b71b34b55b716E25A24D33G32B31E401234
    Position 1: frets 0–4, 14 notes
    G blues, position 2, frets 3 to 61b34b55b71b34b55b71b36E25A24D33G32B31E434567
      Position 2: frets 3–6, 14 notes
      G blues, position 3, frets 5 to 9b34b55b71b34b55b71b34b56E25A24D33G32B31E456789
        Position 3: frets 5–9, 15 notes
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        G blues, position 4, frets 8 to 124b55b71b34b5b71b34b556E25A24D33G32B31E489101112
          Position 4: frets 8–12, 14 notes
          G blues, position 5, frets 10 to 145b71b34b55b71b34b55b76E25A24D33G32B31E41011121314
            Position 5: frets 10–14, 14 notes

            Triads in G blues

            DegreeChordPages
            1GmG minor arpeggio
            1GdimG diminished arpeggio
            ♭3B♭B♭ major arpeggio
            ♭3B♭mB♭ minor arpeggio

            Seventh chords in G blues

            DegreeChordPages
            1Gm7Gm7 arpeggio · Gm7 drop 2 · Gm7 drop 3 · Gm7 drop 2 and 4
            1Gm7♭5Gm7♭5 arpeggio · Gm7♭5 drop 2 · Gm7♭5 drop 3 · Gm7♭5 drop 2 and 4

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