A Major Blues Guitar Scale
6-string guitar · 6 notes · 6 notes · major family
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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