Pentatonic & blues
C♯ blues scale
Minor pentatonic plus the ♭5 “blue note” for instant grit.
- Notes
- C♯EF♯GG♯B
- Formula
- 1♭34♭55♭7
- Steps
- W+HWHHW+HW
How to play the C♯ blues scale
On guitar
e|-------------------------------------9--12-| B|-------------------------------9--12-------| G|----------------------9--11-12-------------| D|----------------9--11----------------------| A|-------9--10-11----------------------------| E|-9--12-------------------------------------|
Position 1 · frets 9–12
All 5 positions with neck diagrams →On piano
Right hand: 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Fingering for both hands & notation →On ukulele
A|-----------2-4-| E|-----2-3-------| C|-1-4-----------| G|---------1-----|
Position 1 · frets 1–4
All 6 positions with neck diagrams →Sounds great over
