Mandolin · all 12 keys
Blues scale on mandolin
The minor pentatonic with the flat 5th added: the blue note. Use it on the way between the 4th and the 5th rather than holding it. Its intervals are 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7, its steps W+H W H H W+H W. Pick a key to see it on the whole neck, learn it position by position and hear it.
| Key | 1 | ♭3 | 4 | ♭5 | 5 | ♭7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C blues | C | E♭ | F | G♭ | G | B♭ |
| C♯ blues | C♯ | E | F♯ | G | G♯ | B |
| D blues | D | F | G | A♭ | A | C |
| E♭ blues | E♭ | G♭ | A♭ | A | B♭ | D♭ |
| E blues | E | G | A | B♭ | B | D |
| F blues | F | A♭ | B♭ | B | C | E♭ |
| F♯ blues | F♯ | A | B | C | C♯ | E |
| G blues | G | B♭ | C | D♭ | D | F |
| G♯ blues | G♯ | B | C♯ | D | D♯ | F♯ |
| A blues | A | C | D | E♭ | E | G |
| B♭ blues | B♭ | D♭ | E♭ | E | F | A♭ |
| B blues | B | D | E | F | F♯ | A |
Other scales
MajorMinorMinor pentatonicMajor pentatonicDorianMixolydianLydianPhrygianHarmonic minorMelodic minorPhrygian dominant
Every scale on one page: mandolin scales. The blues scale on guitar, bass, ukulele and banjo.