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