About the A Major Blues scale
A Major Blues is used for blues, country, gospel and rock and roll. Think of it as the major pentatonic with a blue note added, bright but soulful.
Its notes are A, B, C, C♯, E, and F♯. The formula is W H H 1½ W 1½. It is the second mode of F♯ Minor Blues.
Also called Major Pentatonic Blues.
A Major Blues shares E, A, and B with the guitar's open strings. The lowest A on a guitar is the open A string.
Positions
Playable shapes for this scale up the neck. Tap any note to hear it.
6-position system
6 four-fret boxes, one per scale degree, each a single hand position with almost no shifting. The jazz and classical way, from William Leavitt's Berklee method.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | AA | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | BB | Major 2nd |
| 3 | CC | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | C#C♯ | Major 3rd |
| 5 | EE | Perfect 5th |
| 6 | F#F♯ | Major 6th |
| Steps | W H H 1½ W 1½ |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-1-3-2-3 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 3 5 6 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Major Blues in other keys
C Major Blues scaleD flat Major Blues scaleD Major Blues scaleE flat Major Blues scaleE Major Blues scaleF Major Blues scaleG flat Major Blues scaleG Major Blues scaleA flat Major Blues scaleB flat Major Blues scaleB Major Blues scale
Modes
The same notes, starting on a different note.
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