Major Blues scale
Adding a flat third to the major pentatonic produces Major Blues, six notes that slide between the minor and major third over a major tonic.
- Used for
- Blues, country, gospel and rock and roll.
- Formula
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Steps W H H 1½ W 1½ Semitones 2-1-1-3-2-3 Degrees 1 2 ♭3 3 5 6 - Relationships
- It is the second mode of the Minor Blues scale.
- Also called
- Major Pentatonic Blues.
Major Blues in all 12 keys
Pick a key to see it on the piano, or jump straight to the guitar view.
- C C Major Blues scale piano guitar
- D flat Db Major Blues scale piano guitar
- D D Major Blues scale piano guitar
- E flat Eb Major Blues scale piano guitar
- E E Major Blues scale piano guitar
- F F Major Blues scale piano guitar
- G flat Gb Major Blues scale piano guitar
- G G Major Blues scale piano guitar
- A flat Ab Major Blues scale piano guitar
- A A Major Blues scale piano guitar
- B flat Bb Major Blues scale piano guitar
- B B Major Blues scale piano guitar
