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Blues Also known as Minor Blues

E Blues

NOTES
E G A A♯ B D E
SCALE FORMULA
1 – ♭3 – 4 – ♭5 – 5 – ♭7
ABOUT THIS SCALE

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

GUITAR FRETBOARD

E Blues

Standard tuning — E A D G B E — 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 E

12-Bar Foundation

I7 – IV7 – I7 – V7
E7 → A7 → E7 → B7

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

Blues Vamp

I7 – IV7 – I7
E7 → A7 → E7

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