A# Major Blues Guitar Scale

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Notes

A♯
B♯
C♯
C♯♯
E♯
F♯♯

Solfège : La♯ – Si♯ – Do♯ – Do♯♯ – Mi♯ – Fa♯♯

Interval Structure

A♯ T B♯ ½T C♯ ½T C♯♯ T+½T E♯ T F♯♯ A♯+oct. T+½T

About this scale

The major blues scale blends the warmth of the major pentatonic with the ambiguity of the minor 3rd. It is the sound of original rock'n'roll — Chuck Berry, Elvis, Carl Perkins. Works perfectly over I7–IV7–V7 blues progressions. Country guitarists also use it to add a 'gritty' feel to double-stop lines.

See fretboard positions for A# Major Blues on guitar in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys