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Guitar scale companion

E Blues Scale

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

Notes
E, G, A, Bb, B, D
Steps
W+H-W-H-H-W+H-W
Sharps and flats
Bb
All 5 positions
D shape (frets 2-6); C shape (frets 4-8); A shape (frets 7-11); G shape (frets 9-13); E shape (frets 11-15)
1Eb3G4Ab5Bb5Bb7D

Full fretboard map

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

Interactive

Frets 0–24. Select a position or tap a note to hear it.

EBGDAEGABbBDEGABbBDEBbBDEGABbBDEGAEGABbBDEGABbBDABbBDEGABbBDEGDEGABbBDEGABbBGABbBDEGABbBDE123456789101112131415161718192021222324
CAGED

Five E Blues Scale positions

These CAGED-family boxes show the same scale in complete practical areas before you explore the full neck. Each one surrounds a CAGED chord shape; see how the five shapes connect in the CAGED system.

D shape · frets 2-6

E Blues Scale, D shape: the box around the D-shape E chord, taken from the D box of E Minor Pentatonic.

E Blues Scale D shape positionFrets 2 through 6 for the D shape.EADGBe23456514b3b5b7b354b7b314b5b5
D shape tab (2-6)
e |----3-----5--6|
B |----3-----5---|
G |-2--3--4------|
D |-2--------5---|
A |-2--------5---|
E |----3-----5--6|

C shape · frets 4-8

E Blues Scale, C shape: the box around the C-shape E chord, taken from the C box of E Minor Pentatonic.

E Blues Scale C shape positionFrets 4 through 8 for the C shape.EADGBe4567854b7b314b5b5514b75b5b3
C shape tab (4-8)
e |----5--6--7---|
B |----5--------8|
G |-4--------7---|
D |----5-----7--8|
A |----5-----7---|
E |----5--6--7---|

A shape · frets 7-11

E Blues Scale, A shape: the box around the A-shape E chord, taken from the A box of E Minor Pentatonic.

E Blues Scale A shape positionFrets 7 through 11 for the A shape.EADGBe7891011514b75b5b351b7b34b7
A shape tab (7-11)
e |-7-------10---|
B |----8----10---|
G |-7-----9------|
D |-7--8--9------|
A |-7-------10---|
E |-7-------10---|

G shape · frets 9-13

E Blues Scale, G shape: the box around the G-shape E chord, taken from the G box of E Minor Pentatonic.

E Blues Scale G shape positionFrets 9 through 13 for the G shape.EADGBe91011121351b7b34b7b514b7b351b5
G shape tab (9-13)
e |---10----12---|
B |---10-11-12---|
G |-9-------12---|
D |-9-------12---|
A |---10----12-13|
E |---10----12---|

E shape · frets 11-15

E Blues Scale, E shape: the box around the E-shape E chord, taken from the E box of E Minor Pentatonic.

E Blues Scale E shape positionFrets 11 through 15 for the E shape.EADGBe1112131415b514b7b351b5514b3b5b7b3
E shape tab (11-15)
e |---12-------15|
B |11-12-------15|
G |---12----14-15|
D |---12----14---|
A |---12-13-14---|
E |---12-------15|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootE
b3m3G
4P4A
b5d5Bb
5P5B
b7m7D

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