C Blues Scale

Learn the C Blues scale on guitar. Explore notes, intervals, and fretboard positions with an interactive chart.

1Cb3Eb4Fb5Gb5Gb7Bb

Full fretboard map

Every C Blues Scale note across the neck, with roots highlighted for quick orientation.

Interactive

CAGED

These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck.

C Blues Scale inherits the D window from D# Minor Pentatonic while C remains the displayed root.

D shape tab (0-4)
e |----1--2--3---|
B |----1--------4|
G |-0--------3---|
D |----1-----3--4|
A |----1-----3---|
E |----1--2--3---|

C Blues Scale inherits the C window from D# Minor Pentatonic while C remains the displayed root.

C shape tab (3-7)
e |-3--------6---|
B |----4-----6---|
G |-3-----5------|
D |-3--4--5------|
A |-3--------6---|
E |-3--------6---|

C Blues Scale inherits the A window from D# Minor Pentatonic while C remains the displayed root.

A shape tab (5-9)
e |----6-----8---|
B |----6--7--8---|
G |-5--------8---|
D |-5--------8---|
A |----6-----8--9|
E |----6-----8---|

C Blues Scale inherits the G window from D# Minor Pentatonic while C remains the displayed root.

G shape tab (7-11)
e |----8-------11|
B |-7--8-------11|
G |----8----10-11|
D |----8----10---|
A |----8--9-10---|
E |----8-------11|

C Blues Scale inherits the E window from D# Minor Pentatonic while C remains the displayed root.

E shape tab (10-14)
e |---11----13-14|
B |---11----13---|
G |10-11-12------|
D |10-------13---|
A |10-------13---|
E |---11----13-14|