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.