C# Major Blues Guitar Scale

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Notes

C♯
D♯
E
E♯
G♯
A♯

Solfège : Do♯ – Ré♯ – Mi – Mi♯ – Sol♯ – La♯

Interval Structure

C♯ T D♯ ½T E ½T E♯ T+½T G♯ T A♯ C♯+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 C# Major Blues on guitar in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys