C# Major Blues Scale
4-string bass · 6 notes · 6 notes · major family
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 enriches the major pentatonic with the b3 (minor third), bringing the major/minor ambiguity central to blues and rock'n'roll. This blend of light and tension is at the heart of Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and all original rock.
See fretboard positions for C# Major Blues in the interactive app.
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