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Blues Scale

 

  T+S   T   S   S   T+S   T  
C   D#   F   F#   G   A#   C

 

Formula: 1 b3 4 b5 5 b7

Below is an example of the scale in the key of A:

All the keys of the scale are charted in the table below for easy reference:

Key I II III IV V VI Octave
A A C D D# E G A
A# A# C# D# E F G# A#
B B D E F F# A B
C C D# F F# G A# C
C# C# E F# G G# B C#
D D F G G# A C D
D# D# F# G# A A# C# D#
E E G A A# B D E
F F G# A# B C D# F
F# F# A B C C# E F#
G G A# C C# D F G
G# G# B C# D D# F# G#