Scale · Pentatonics

E 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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Notes

  1. E1
  2. Gb3
  3. A4
  4. A#b5
  5. B5
  6. Db7

Also written as E · G · A · Bb · B · D.

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 E blues. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.

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