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The Blues Guitar Scale is arguably the most important group of notes you'll ever learn to play. Aside from its obvious uses in blues music, it can be used for many other styles too, including jazz, rock and funk. The best place to start is by learning the scale in one key (in this case A) and spend a little bit of time getting used to the sound it creates. Then learn some phrases or 'licks' that are written from the blues scale, to give you some example of how to use it in a more musical setting. Once you've gotten used to playing it in one key, it's fairly simple to then transpose it into the other 11 keys. So, let's crack on with learning the shape.
The Blues Scale in the Key of A
E: 5 & 8
B: 5 & 8
G: 5, 7 & 8
D: 5 & 7
A: 5, 6 & 7
E: 5 & 8
The letters above represent the strings of the guitar and the number show which frets to put your fingers on. Make sure you play each note one at a time and progress through the shape slowly. Try playing it going up and down, as this will really help you get used to the pattern. Make sure you read on for some essential tips to make this scale sound awesome!
So, that shouldn't take you more than a few minutes to get reasonably confident with the scale. The next step, is to start making some cool bluesy sounds with it! The best way is to simply learn a few licks. These are short musical phrases that are written using the notes from the blues scale and are the backbone of every single guitar solo you've ever heard. To get you started, make sure you click the links below to download tabs and audio for 30 blues licks.
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