Guitar scale · Pentatonic & blues
C blues scale on guitar
Every position of the C blues scale on the guitar neck, with tabs and fingering.
Minor pentatonic plus the ♭5 “blue note” for instant grit.
- Notes
- CE♭FG♭GB♭
- Formula
- 1♭34♭55♭7
- Steps
- W+HWHHW+HW
Guitar
Standard tuning (E A D G B E) · 5 positions using the classic pentatonic box shapes
Position 1 tab · frets 8–11, ascending
e|-------------------------------------8--11-| B|-------------------------------8--11-------| G|----------------------8--10-11-------------| D|----------------8--10----------------------| A|-------8--9--10----------------------------| E|-8--11-------------------------------------|
Play from the lowest note to the highest, then back down. Use one finger per fret: your index finger covers fret 8. R marks the root — the home note to start and end on.
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