F major blues scale

F major blues

  • FR
  • G2
  • A♭♭3
  • A3
  • C5
  • D6

Positions

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How it is built

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

Chords that fit F major blues

Other F scales