ScalesG# Blues
Guitar scale · fretboard map
G# Blues Scale
The G# Blues scale is built from the notes G#, B, 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
G#1
Bb3
C#4
C##b5
D#5
F#b7
G# Blues scale on the fretboard
root (G#) other scale notes
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Other scales in G#
Ab MajorG# Natural MinorAb Major PentatonicG# Minor PentatonicG# DorianG# PhrygianAb LydianAb 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#, B, 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.