G♯ blues scale
The G♯ minor pentatonic plus a sixth note: the flat fifth, or “blue note.” It’s what gives the blues its color, slipped in between the fourth and the fifth.
- Notes:
- G♯, B, C♯, D, D♯, F♯.
- Formula:
- 1, ♭3, 4, ♭5, 5, ♭7.
- Style:
- Blues, rock, jazz.
- Difficulty:
- Beginner.
On the neck
Every note of the scale on the neck (choose 12, 15 or 19 frets). Click to listen.
High E at the top, just like in tab.Neck seen from the front, headstock at the top: low E on the left, just like a chord diagram.
Play the scale notes over it. Open in the Studio
Chords that go with it
The chords built on the notes of the scale: improvise with this scale over any progression that uses them.
Progressions to use it on
Loop the first one and improvise over it:
All 5 positions
These are the five minor pentatonic positions, plus the blue note (in purple) wherever it falls in the position. Position 1 starts on the root, on the 6th string.
Position 1: frets 4 to 7
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|-------------------------4-7-| B|---------------------4-7-----| G|---------------4-6-7---------| D|-----------4-6---------------| A|-----4-5-6-------------------| E|-4-7-------------------------|
Position 2: frets 6 to 9
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|-----------------------7-9-| B|-------------------7-9-----| G|-------------6-7-8---------| D|---------6-9---------------| A|-----6-9-------------------| E|-7-9-----------------------|
Position 3: frets 8 to 12
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|--------------------------------9-10-11-| B|---------------------------9-12---------| G|----------------------8-11--------------| D|--------------9-11-12-------------------| A|---------9-11---------------------------| E|-9-10-11--------------------------------|
Position 4: frets 11 to 14
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|----------------------------------11-14-| B|----------------------------12-14-------| G|----------------------11-13-------------| D|-------------11-12-13-------------------| A|-------11-14----------------------------| E|-11-14----------------------------------|
Position 5: frets 1 to 4
It also works an octave higher, frets 13 to 16.
High E at the top, just like in tab; the numbers under the neck are fret numbers.
e|-----------------------2-4-| B|-----------------2-3-4-----| G|-------------1-4-----------| D|---------1-4---------------| A|-----2-4-------------------| E|-2-4-----------------------|