G major blues scale

G major blues

  • GR
  • A2
  • B♭♭3
  • B3
  • D5
  • E6

Positions

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How it is built

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

Chords that fit G major blues

Other G scales