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