C# Blues Scale scale
Minor pentatonic with a ♭5 "blue note". Essential for blues.
6 notes · Standard tuning
Root (C#)
Scale tone
Notes & intervals
C#
R
E
♭3
F#
4
G
♭5
G#
5
B
♭7
Neck positions (box diagrams)
Explore all 5 positions of the C# Blues Scale scale across the neck.
Blues Scale in other keys
About the C# Blues Scale scale
The C# Blues Scale scale contains the notes C#, E, F#, G, G#, B. It is a 6-note scale with intervals: R – ♭3 – 4 – ♭5 – 5 – ♭7. The diagram above shows all positions of the C# Blues Scale scale across a standard-tuned guitar neck. Filled blue dots are root notes (C#); outlined dots are other scale tones.