Scale
E blues scale
The E blues scale has 6 notes: E, G, A, B♭, B and D.
- Notes
- E · G · A · B♭ · B · D
- 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 E and tap each note in order.
- E
- G
- A
- B♭
- B
- D
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.