Guitar UpscaleBlues Scale with Both Thirds on guitar
This blues scale holds both the minor and the major third, and both sevenths.
| Notes in A | A C C# D Eb E G G# |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 b3 3 4 b5 5 b7 7 |
| Steps | W+H H H H H W+H H H (W whole step, H half step) |
| Note count | 8 |
| Style in the app | Blues, scale "Blues 3" |
Play A Blues Scale with Both Thirds on the fretboard in Guitar Upscale
About the Blues Scale with Both Thirds
The notes are root, flat 3rd, 3rd, 4th, flat 5th, 5th, flat 7th and 7th.
Moving from the flat 3rd to the 3rd is the most common blues move on guitar. This scale holds both notes.
Over a dominant 7th chord, hammer on from the flat 3rd to the 3rd.
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 |
| b7 | Minor 7th | 10 | G |
| 7 | Major 7th | 11 | G# |
Blues Scale with Both Thirds in every key
| Key | Notes | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| C | C Eb E F Gb G Bb B | Open |
| C# | C# E E# F# G G# B B# | Open |
| D | D F F# G Ab A C C# | Open |
| Eb | Eb Gb G Ab A Bb Db D | Open |
| E | E G G# A Bb B D D# | Open |
| F | F Ab A Bb Cb C Eb E | Open |
| F# | F# A A# B C C# E E# | Open |
| G | G Bb B C Db D F F# | Open |
| G# | G# B B# C# D D# F# G | Open |
| A | A C C# D Eb E G G# | Open |
| Bb | Bb Db D Eb Fb F Ab A | Open |
| B | B D D# E F F# A A# | Open |