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Guitar scale companion

C Major Blues Scale

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

1C2Db3Eb3E5G6A

Full fretboard map

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

Interactive
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CAGED

Five C Major Blues positions

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

C shape

C Major Blues is anchored to the selected-root C chord position.

C Major Blues C shape positionFrets 0 through 4 for the C shape.EADGBe0123436253b31365125
C shape tab (0-4)
e |-0--------3---|
B |----1-----3---|
G |-0-----2------|
D |-0--1--2------|
A |-0--------3---|
E |-0--------3---|

A shape

C Major Blues is anchored to the selected-root A chord position.

C Major Blues A shape positionFrets 2 through 6 for the A shape.EADGBe23456365125b3625136b3
A shape tab (2-6)
e |----3-----5---|
B |----3--4--5---|
G |-2--------5---|
D |-2--------5---|
A |----3-----5--6|
E |----3-----5---|

G shape

C Major Blues is anchored to the selected-root G chord position.

C Major Blues G shape positionFrets 4 through 8 for the G shape.EADGBe45678b3625136b33621b351
G shape tab (4-8)
e |----5--------8|
B |-4--5--------8|
G |----5-----7--8|
D |----5-----7---|
A |----5--6--7---|
E |----5--------8|

E shape

C Major Blues is anchored to the selected-root E chord position.

C Major Blues E shape positionFrets 7 through 11 for the E shape.EADGBe78910113621b351325162b3b3
E shape tab (7-11)
e |----8----10-11|
B |----8----10---|
G |-7--8--9------|
D |-7-------10---|
A |-7-------10---|
E |----8----10-11|

D shape

C Major Blues is anchored to the selected-root D chord position.

C Major Blues D shape positionFrets 9 through 13 for the D shape.EADGBe910111213325162b3b336253b31
D shape tab (9-13)
e |---10-11-12---|
B |---10-------13|
G |-9-------12---|
D |---10----12-13|
A |---10----12---|
E |---10-11-12---|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootC
2M2D
b3m3Eb
3M3E
5P5G
6M6A

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