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G Blues Scale
The G Blues scale is built from the notes G, Bb, C, C#, D, and F. The diagram below maps every one of those notes across the guitar neck, from the open strings up to the 12th fret, with the root G highlighted.
The blues scale is the minor pentatonic plus one flat-five blue note, the extra note that gives it that crying, vocal sound.
Notes in the G Blues scale
G1
Bbb3
C4
C#b5
D5
Fb7
G Blues scale on the fretboard
root (G) other scale notes
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Other scales in G
G MajorG Natural MinorG Major PentatonicG Minor PentatonicG DorianG PhrygianG LydianG MixolydianG Harmonic Minor
The blues scale in other keys
Frequently asked questions
- What notes are in the G Blues scale?
- The G Blues scale contains 6 notes: G, Bb, C, C#, D, and F. As scale degrees those are 1, b3, 4, b5, 5, b7.
- How do you play the G Blues scale on guitar?
- Every note above is shown on the fretboard diagram, from the open strings up to the 12th fret, with the root (G) highlighted. The pattern is movable: learn the shape once and you can slide it to start on any root. Anchor your playing to the G notes so the scale sounds resolved.
- What is the G Blues scale used for?
- The blues scale is the minor pentatonic plus one flat-five blue note, the extra note that gives it that crying, vocal sound. Once the shape is under your fingers, try improvising over a backing track in G and listen for how each note pulls back toward the root.