Guitar UpscaleChromatic Blues Scale on guitar
This blues scale adds the major sixth to the blues scale with both thirds, nine notes for jazz blues lines.
| Notes in A | A C C# D Eb E F# G G# |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b3 3 4 b5 5 6 b7 7 |
| Steps | W+H H H H H W H H H (W whole step, H half step) |
| Note count | 9 |
| Style in the app | Blues, scale "Blues 4" |
Play A Chromatic Blues Scale on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Chromatic Blues Scale
The notes are root, flat 3rd, 3rd, 4th, flat 5th, 5th, 6th, flat 7th and 7th.
It mixes the minor blues scale and the major pentatonic, the mix that jazz and swing guitarists use.
Aim for the 3rd and the 6th on the major chord, and for the flat 3rd and flat 7th for grit.
Intervals from the root
| Degree | Interval | Semitones | In A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Root | 0 | A |
| b3 | Minor 3rd | 3 | C |
| 3 | Major 3rd | 4 | C# |
| 4 | Perfect 4th | 5 | D |
| b5 | Tritone | 6 | Eb |
| 5 | Perfect 5th | 7 | E |
| 6 | Major 6th | 9 | F# |
| b7 | Minor 7th | 10 | G |
| 7 | Major 7th | 11 | G# |
Chromatic Blues Scale in every key
| Key | Notes | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| C | C Eb E F Gb G A Bb B | Open |
| C# | C# E E# F# G G# A# B B# | Open |
| D | D F F# G Ab A B C C# | Open |
| Eb | Eb Gb G Ab A Bb C Db D | Open |
| E | E G G# A Bb B C# D D# | Open |
| F | F Ab A Bb Cb C D Eb E | Open |
| F# | F# A A# B C C# D# E E# | Open |
| G | G Bb B C Db D E F F# | Open |
| G# | G# B B# C# D D# E# F# G | Open |
| A | A C C# D Eb E F# G G# | Open |
| Bb | Bb Db D Eb Fb F G Ab A | Open |
| B | B D D# E F F# G# A A# | Open |