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The Blues scale in all twelve keys.

Formula 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7, step pattern W+H–W–H–H–W+H–W. In C it is C E♭ F G♭ G B♭. It is the scale for the whole 12-bar blues, and over dominant or minor chords for a bluesy inflection. Pick a key below to see it drawn on the guitar fretboard or piano keyboard and hear it played.

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Blues — pick your key and instrument.

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CC E♭ F G♭ G B♭C Blues scale (C E♭ F G♭ G B♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
C♯C♯ E F♯ G G♯ BC♯ Blues scale (C♯ E F♯ G G♯ B) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
DD F G A♭ A CD Blues scale (D F G A♭ A C) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
D♯D♯ F♯ G♯ A A♯ C♯D♯ Blues scale (D♯ F♯ G♯ A A♯ C♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
EE G A B♭ B DE Blues scale (E G A B♭ B D) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
FF A♭ B♭ C♭ C E♭F Blues scale (F A♭ B♭ C♭ C E♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
F♯F♯ A B C C♯ EF♯ Blues scale (F♯ A B C C♯ E) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
GG B♭ C D♭ D FG Blues scale (G B♭ C D♭ D F) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
G♯G♯ B C♯ D D♯ F♯G♯ Blues scale (G♯ B C♯ D D♯ F♯) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
AA C D E♭ E GA Blues scale (A C D E♭ E G) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
B♭B♭ D♭ E♭ F♭ F A♭B♭ Blues scale (B♭ D♭ E♭ F♭ F A♭) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano
BB D E F F♯ AB Blues scale (B D E F F♯ A) on a guitar fretboard in standard tuning, frets 0–12: roots in gold, scale tones in tealGuitar · Piano

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