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Guitar scale companion

C# Blues Scale

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

1C#b3E4F#b5G5G#b7B

Full fretboard map

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

Interactive
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CAGED

Five C# Blues Scale positions

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

D shape

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

C# Blues Scale D shape positionFrets 1 through 5 for the D shape.EADGBe1234554b7b314b5b5514b75b5b3
D shape tab (1-5)
e |----2--3--4---|
B |----2--------5|
G |-1--------4---|
D |----2-----4--5|
A |----2-----4---|
E |----2--3--4---|

C shape

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

C# Blues Scale C shape positionFrets 4 through 8 for the C shape.EADGBe45678514b75b5b351b7b34b7
C shape tab (4-8)
e |-4--------7---|
B |----5-----7---|
G |-4-----6------|
D |-4--5--6------|
A |-4--------7---|
E |-4--------7---|

A shape

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

C# Blues Scale A shape positionFrets 6 through 10 for the A shape.EADGBe67891051b7b34b7b514b7b351b5
A shape tab (6-10)
e |----7-----9---|
B |----7--8--9---|
G |-6--------9---|
D |-6--------9---|
A |----7-----9-10|
E |----7-----9---|

G shape

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

C# Blues Scale G shape positionFrets 8 through 12 for the G shape.EADGBe89101112b514b7b351b5514b3b5b7b3
G shape tab (8-12)
e |----9-------12|
B |-8--9-------12|
G |----9----11-12|
D |----9----11---|
A |----9-10-11---|
E |----9-------12|

E shape

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

C# Blues Scale E shape positionFrets 11 through 15 for the E shape.EADGBe1112131415514b3b5b7b354b7b314b5b5
E shape tab (11-15)
e |---12----14-15|
B |---12----14---|
G |11-12-13------|
D |11-------14---|
A |11-------14---|
E |---12----14-15|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootC#
b3m3E
4P4F#
b5d5G
5P5G#
b7m7B

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