E Major Blues Guitar Scale

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Notes

E
F♯
G
G♯
B
C♯

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

Interval Structure

E T F♯ ½T G ½T G♯ T+½T B T C♯ E+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 E Major Blues on guitar in the interactive app.

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Same scale in other keys