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Guitar scale companion

F Blues Scale

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

Notes
F, Ab, Bb, Cb, C, Eb
Steps
W+H-W-H-H-W+H-W
Sharps and flats
Ab, Bb, Cb, Eb
All 5 positions
E shape (frets 0-4); D shape (frets 3-7); C shape (frets 5-9); A shape (frets 8-12); G shape (frets 10-14)
1Fb3Ab4Bbb5Cb5Cb7Eb

Full fretboard map

Every F 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.

ECbGDAEFAbBbCbCEbFAbBbCbCEbBbCbCEbFAbBbCbCEbFAbEbFAbBbCbCEbFAbBbCbCAbBbCbCEbFAbBbCbCEbFCEbFAbBbCbCEbFAbBbCbFAbBbCbCEbFAbBbCbCEb123456789101112131415161718192021222324
CAGED

Five F 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.

E shape · frets 0-4

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

F Blues Scale E shape positionFrets 0 through 4 for the E shape.EADGBe01234b514b7b351b5514b3b5b7b3
E shape tab (0-4)
e |----1--------4|
B |-0--1--------4|
G |----1-----3--4|
D |----1-----3---|
A |----1--2--3---|
E |----1--------4|

D shape · frets 3-7

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

F Blues Scale D shape positionFrets 3 through 7 for the D shape.EADGBe34567514b3b5b7b354b7b314b5b5
D shape tab (3-7)
e |----4-----6--7|
B |----4-----6---|
G |-3--4--5------|
D |-3--------6---|
A |-3--------6---|
E |----4-----6--7|

C shape · frets 5-9

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

F Blues Scale C shape positionFrets 5 through 9 for the C shape.EADGBe5678954b7b314b5b5514b75b5b3
C shape tab (5-9)
e |----6--7--8---|
B |----6--------9|
G |-5--------8---|
D |----6-----8--9|
A |----6-----8---|
E |----6--7--8---|

A shape · frets 8-12

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

F Blues Scale A shape positionFrets 8 through 12 for the A shape.EADGBe89101112514b75b5b351b7b34b7
A shape tab (8-12)
e |-8-------11---|
B |----9----11---|
G |-8----10------|
D |-8--9-10------|
A |-8-------11---|
E |-8-------11---|

G shape · frets 10-14

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

F Blues Scale G shape positionFrets 10 through 14 for the G shape.EADGBe101112131451b7b34b7b514b7b351b5
G shape tab (10-14)
e |---11----13---|
B |---11-12-13---|
G |10-------13---|
D |10-------13---|
A |---11----13-14|
E |---11----13---|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootF
b3m3Ab
4P4Bb
b5d5Cb
5P5C
b7m7Eb

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