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The E Blues Scale

The Blues Scale

To play the E blues scale, you would add A sharp (fifth string, first fret and third string, third fret) to the E minor pentatonic scale. The A sharp notes have been highlighted in the scale below.

E blues scale on the music staff

E blues scale on the TAB staff

E blues scale on a fretboard diagram

After you memorize the scale pattern, you may want to improvise some blues music with the E blues scale. Select the following video of the E blues scale with improvisation. video link(Text Version)



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