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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.
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C Minor Blues Scale
Notes: C - E♭ - F - G♭ - G - B♭
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Open the full C Minor Blues Scale reference ›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
All 18 spellings, ♯ and ♭ keys listed separately.
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C Minor Blues ScaleNotes: C – E♭ – F – G♭ – G – B♭C♯ Minor Blues ScaleNotes: C♯ – E – F♯ – G – G♯ – BD♭ Minor Blues ScaleNotes: D♭ – E – G♭ – G – A♭ – BD Minor Blues ScaleNotes: D – F – G – A♭ – A – CD♯ Minor Blues ScaleNotes: D♯ – F♯ – G♯ – A – A♯ – C♯E♭ Minor Blues ScaleNotes: E♭ – G♭ – A♭ – A – B♭ – D♭E Minor Blues ScaleNotes: E – G – A – B♭ – B – DF Minor Blues ScaleNotes: F – A♭ – B♭ – B – C – E♭F♯ Minor Blues ScaleNotes: F♯ – A – B – C – C♯ – EG♭ Minor Blues ScaleNotes: G♭ – A – B – C – D♭ – EG Minor Blues ScaleNotes: G – B♭ – C – D♭ – D – FG♯ Minor Blues ScaleNotes: G♯ – B – C♯ – D – D♯ – F♯A♭ Minor Blues ScaleNotes: A♭ – B – D♭ – D – E♭ – G♭A Minor Blues ScaleNotes: A – C – D – E♭ – E – GA♯ Minor Blues ScaleNotes: A♯ – C♯ – D♯ – E – F – G♯B♭ Minor Blues ScaleNotes: B♭ – D♭ – E♭ – E – F – A♭B Minor Blues ScaleNotes: B – D – E – F – F♯ – AC♭ Minor Blues ScaleNotes: C♭ – D – E – F – G♭ – A
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