A Blues Scale scale — Position 4
Fret 8 position · Standard tuning
Minor pentatonic with a ♭5 "blue note". Essential for blues.
Root (A)
Scale tone
Notes in this position
ACDD#EG
All 5 positions
A Blues Scale scale position 4 — video lessons
About this position
This diagram shows Position 4 of the A Blues Scale scale — a 5-fret box starting at fret 8 position. The notes available in this position are A, C, D, D#, E, G. Root notes (A) are shown in blue; other scale tones are outlined. Practicing all 5 box positions connects the full neck and builds fretboard fluency. The A Blues Scale scale has 6 notes with intervals 0–3–5–6–7–10 semitones.