Scale · Pentatonics

A# blues

The minor pentatonic with the blue note (b5) in the middle. It is the note that makes a solo sound dirty in the right way.

Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.

Instrument

Tuning

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A# blues scale on the Guitar neck47 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.EFG#A#C#D#EFA#C#D#EFG#A#D#EFG#A#C#D#EFG#A#C#D#EFG#A#C#D#EFG#A#C#EFG#A#C#D#EF123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. A#1
  2. C#b3
  3. D#4
  4. Eb5
  5. F5
  6. G#b7

Also written as Bb · Db · Eb · E · F · Ab.

Formula

A 6-note scale — the distances are in the degrees.

Degrees

1 · b3 · 4 · b5 · 5 · b7

Chords in the scale

Triads that fit entirely inside A# blues. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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