C major blues scale

C major blues

  • CR
  • D2
  • E♭♭3
  • E3
  • G5
  • A6

Positions

123456789101112131415EGACDE♭EGACDE♭EGACDE♭EGACDE♭EGACDE♭EGACDE♭EGACDEGACDE♭EG
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How it is built

  • The major pentatonic plus one note: E♭, the flat third. Six notes.
  • E♭ is the blue note. Play it and then E right after; that minor-to-major slide is the sound of country and early rock and roll.

Chords that fit C major blues

Other C scales