Scale · Pentatonics

G# 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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G# blues scale on the Guitar neck45 positions across 15 frets, E A D G B E tuning.F#G#BC#DD#F#BC#DD#F#G#BDD#F#G#BC#DD#G#BC#DD#F#G#BC#DD#F#G#BC#DF#G#BC#DD#F#123456789101112131415EADGBE

Notes

  1. G#1
  2. Bb3
  3. C#4
  4. Db5
  5. D#5
  6. F#b7

Also written as Ab · B · Db · D · Eb · Gb.

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

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