
Scale diagrams often include notes that are either above or below the tonic notes in this way. In this position the green notes on the diagram correspond to C notes on the fretboard – as shown in the TAB below: 2-Octave C Blues Scale TAB (Up & Down)Īfter playing the TAB you may have noticed that the scale pattern includes an additional note that extends the scale beyond the second octave. Use the pattern shown above to play a C blues scale by positioning your hand at the 8th fret. the ‘C’s in a C blues scale, or the ‘G’s in a G blues scale) are shown in green.

In the fretboard patterns on this page, the tonic note of the scale (i.e. Further down the page you’ll find four additional blues scale patterns plus TABs. Get to know the sound of the blues scale by playing the pattern below. If you need to know how to read guitar scale patterns, then you’ll find a complete lesson on this page: Guitar Scale Patterns

More Guitar Scale Pages At Guitar Commandįor a guitar lesson on using blues scales, with an example guitar solo and a backing track for you to play your own blues solo over, see this page: How To Use Blues Scales.Why learn more than one pattern for each scale?.

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