About the C Composite Blues scale
C Composite Blues is used for blues, rock and jazz-blues improvisation. Think of it as the full blues scale, major and minor thirds and the blue note all together.
Its notes are C, D, E♭, E, F, G♭, G, A, and B♭. The formula is W H H H H H W H W.
Also called Nine-Note Blues and Blues Enneatonic.
In C Composite Blues, the open strings sound E, A, D, and G. The 3rd fret of the A string is the lowest C on the neck.
Notes and intervals
| 1 | CC | Root |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | DD | Major 2nd |
| 3 | EbE♭ | Minor 3rd |
| 4 | EE | Major 3rd |
| 5 | FF | Perfect 4th |
| 6 | GbG♭ | Diminished 5th |
| 7 | GG | Perfect 5th |
| 8 | AA | Major 6th |
| 9 | BbB♭ | Minor 7th |
| Steps | W H H H H H W H W |
|---|---|
| Semitones | 2-1-1-1-1-1-2-1-2 |
| Degrees | 1 2 ♭3 3 4 ♭5 5 6 ♭7 |
Shapes
Chromatic
Circle of Fifths
Related scales
Composite Blues in other keys
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