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C# blues Scale

Below you can find guitar and piano scale diagrams, notes, intervals, formulas, and chords

Audible Example

What does a C# blues scale sound like?

C# blues scale

Piano Fingering

How do you play the C# blues scale on the piano?

Notes:

C#
E
F#
G
G#
B
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Intervals:

1P
3m
4P
5d
5P
7m
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Guitar Fingering

How do you play the C# blues scale on the guitar?

Notes:

E
B
G
D
A
E
G#
F#
C#
E
B
F#
G
G
G#
B
F#
C#
G#
E
G
C#
G#
B
F#
E
B
G
C#
G#
E
B
F#
C#
G
F#
C#
G#
E
B
G
E

Intervals:

3m
7m
5d
D
A
3m
5P
4P
1P
3m
7m
4P
5d
5d
5P
7m
4P
1P
5P
3m
5d
1P
5P
7m
4P
3m
7m
5d
1P
5P
3m
7m
4P
1P
5d
4P
1P
5P
3m
7m
5d
3m
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About the C# blues scale

The blues scale adds a flat 5th (the 'blue note') to the minor pentatonic scale, creating its signature gritty, soulful sound. This six-note scale is the foundation of blues music and is widely used in rock, jazz, funk, and R&B. The blue note creates the expressive tension that defines the blues feel.

Notes

What notes are in the C# blues scale

C# - E - F# - G - G# - B

Formula

What is the formula for the C# blues scale

3m - 2M - 2m - 1A - 3m - 2M

Intervals

What intervals are in the C# blues scale

Root Note

Minor 3rd

Perfect 4th

Perfect 5th

Minor 7th

Chords

What chords (diatonic) are in the C# blues scale