E blues scale

The scale of E blues has 6 Notes: Mi - Sol - La - Si por - Si - reThat's a scale. minor pentatonic with "blue note" that gives them its dirty color. He adds the fifth diminished to minor pentatonic and is used for blues, rock, jazz and funk soles.

  • NotesMi - Sol - La - Si por - Si - re
  • FormulaT ½ - T - S - S - T ½ - T
  • Notes by octave6 Notes
  • ParalelaE major

Scale of E blues Piano

MiSolLaSiReMiSi♭

Scale of E blues with guitar

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All notes from scale from 0 to 12, with tone (Mi) in color. The strings range from 1 (up) to 6 (down) as on a tablature.

Fees and intervals

GradeNoteInterval from the tonic
1Mifundamental
♭3Solthird minor
4LaThat's right.
♭5Si♭fifth decreased
5Sifair fifth
♭7ReJunto minor

Between note and note the scale goes as follows: T ½ - T - S - S - T ½ - T (T = tone, S = semitone), T ½ = tone and half). That formula is the same in any tone: if you learn it, you can put up a scale blues from any note.

How to practice this scale

  • Touch them with a steamball with a pulse note and get up and up and about only as soon as you sound a couple.
  • He sings the name of the notes while you play them: so you train your ear and memory at once.
  • At the guitar you will learn by "boxes": five positions that are repeated along the mast. It starts with the one with the tone on the 6th string.
  • Improvises on a track or a single match: with these notes barely anything sounds "bad," so it's ideal to lose fear.

Frequently asked questions

What are the notes of My Blues scale?

The scale of My Blues has 6 notes: My - Sun - The - Si - Si - re. His formula is T ½ - T - S - S - T ½ - T (T = tone, S = semitono, T ½ = tone and half).

Do you want to understand the theory by playing?

A teacher teaches you about scales, harmony and reading applied to your instrument, in virtual or at home classes in Bogotá.