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
D#
♭3
F
4
F#
♭5
G
5
A#
♭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, D#, F, F#, G, A#. 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.