Scale
C blues scale
The C blues scale has 6 notes: C, E♭, F, G♭, G and B♭.
- Notes
- C · E♭ · F · G♭ · G · B♭
- Step pattern
- W+H – W – H – H – W+H – W
W = whole step (two keys), H = half step (the very next key).
Play it yourself
Play the scale going up: start on C and tap each note in order.
- C
- E♭
- F
- G♭
- G
- B♭
The blues scale is the minor pentatonic plus one extra note: the flat 5, the "blue note" that gives blues and rock their bite. Play it over a blues and slide through that note rather than landing on it.