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Guitar scale companion

G Blues Scale

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

Notes
G, Bb, C, Db, D, F
Steps
W+H-W-H-H-W+H-W
Sharps and flats
Bb, Db
All 5 positions
G shape (frets 0-4); E shape (frets 2-6); D shape (frets 5-9); C shape (frets 7-11); A shape (frets 10-14)
1Gb3Bb4Cb5Db5Db7F

Full fretboard map

Every G 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.

EBGDAEFGBbCDbDFGBbCDbDBbCDbDFGBbCDbDFGFGBbCDbDFGBbCDbDBbCDbDFGBbCDbDFGCDbDFGBbCDbDFGBbFGBbCDbDFGBbCDbD123456789101112131415161718192021222324
CAGED

Five G 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.

G shape · frets 0-4

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

G Blues Scale G shape positionFrets 0 through 4 for the G shape.EADGBe0123451b7b34b7b514b7b351b5
G shape tab (0-4)
e |----1-----3---|
B |----1--2--3---|
G |-0--------3---|
D |-0--------3---|
A |----1-----3--4|
E |----1-----3---|

E shape · frets 2-6

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

G Blues Scale E shape positionFrets 2 through 6 for the E shape.EADGBe23456b514b7b351b5514b3b5b7b3
E shape tab (2-6)
e |----3--------6|
B |-2--3--------6|
G |----3-----5--6|
D |----3-----5---|
A |----3--4--5---|
E |----3--------6|

D shape · frets 5-9

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

G Blues Scale D shape positionFrets 5 through 9 for the D shape.EADGBe56789514b3b5b7b354b7b314b5b5
D shape tab (5-9)
e |----6-----8--9|
B |----6-----8---|
G |-5--6--7------|
D |-5--------8---|
A |-5--------8---|
E |----6-----8--9|

C shape · frets 7-11

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

G Blues Scale C shape positionFrets 7 through 11 for the C shape.EADGBe789101154b7b314b5b5514b75b5b3
C shape tab (7-11)
e |----8--9-10---|
B |----8-------11|
G |-7-------10---|
D |----8----10-11|
A |----8----10---|
E |----8--9-10---|

A shape · frets 10-14

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

G Blues Scale A shape positionFrets 10 through 14 for the A shape.EADGBe1011121314514b75b5b351b7b34b7
A shape tab (10-14)
e |10-------13---|
B |---11----13---|
G |10----12------|
D |10-11-12------|
A |10-------13---|
E |10-------13---|

Scale Degrees

DegreeIntervalNote
1RootG
b3m3Bb
4P4C
b5d5Db
5P5D
b7m7F

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