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Blues Also known as Minor Blues

A Blues

NOTES
A C D Dā™Æ E G A
SCALE FORMULA
1 ā€“ ā™­3 ā€“ 4 ā€“ ā™­5 ā€“ 5 ā€“ ā™­7
ABOUT THIS SCALE

The minor pentatonic scale with the added flat fifth, commonly called the blue note.

GUITAR FRETBOARD

A Blues

Standard tuning ā€” E A D G B E ā€” open through fret 24.

Scale note Root Click any note to hear it.
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Playback: The scale follows a practical two-octave route across nearby strings and frets. The note currently sounding turns bright white.
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Chord progression ideas

Key of A

12-Bar Foundation

I7 ā€“ IV7 ā€“ I7 ā€“ V7
A7 ā†’ D7 ā†’ A7 ā†’ E7

The core harmony behind countless blues songs. Extend the pattern into a full 12-bar form or simply loop these changes.

Blues Vamp

I7 ā€“ IV7 ā€“ I7
A7 ā†’ D7 ā†’ A7

A compact blues vamp for practicing bends, phrasing and the characteristic blue note.