Minor Blues Scales on Piano
The minor blues scale is the six-note foundation of blues music — a minor pentatonic scale with the added ♭5 "blue note" that creates the raw, bent, expressive sound of the blues. It works over minor and dominant chords alike and is the most-used improvisational scale in blues, rock, funk, and jazz.
Formula: WH–W–H–H–WH–W
Intervals: P1–m3–P4–d5–P5–m7–P8
Scale degrees: 1–♭3–4–♭5–5–♭7
Sound: Raw, bluesy, soulful, expressive
Also known as: Simply "the blues scale" in most contexts
Minor Blues Scale in All 18 Keys
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C Minor Blues Scale
C# Minor Blues Scale
Db Minor Blues Scale
D Minor Blues Scale
D# Minor Blues Scale
Eb Minor Blues Scale
E Minor Blues Scale
F Minor Blues Scale
F# Minor Blues Scale
Gb Minor Blues Scale
G Minor Blues Scale
G# Minor Blues Scale
Ab Minor Blues Scale
A Minor Blues Scale
A# Minor Blues Scale
Bb Minor Blues Scale
B Minor Blues Scale
Cb Minor Blues Scale