Different Blues Scales in Guitar

The Different Blues Guitar Scales

There are different blues guitar scales out there but sometimes people refer to the minor pentatonic scale as the blues scale. But in fact the real blues scale has more notes to give it just a little more spice!

Add one or two more notes and you get two different blues guitar scales that really sizzle and should be added to your repetoire. These subtle differences in the the pentatonic minor, make up the basic blues and composite blues scales.

Blues Scale

This scale has six notes - one extra "passing note" than the minor pentatonic scale. Throw that one note in and you get a very different feel. It's actually an augmented 4th or a diminished 5th note. Check out this scale previously mentioned in this blog. It's broken down fret by fret to see what we mean.

Composite Blues Scale

This blues guitar scale goes one step further from the standard blues scale by adding another note - a major third. So it has seven notes and adds even more color to its personality. Check out this scale also previously mentioned in this blog. It's down to see what we mean.

Learn these two blues guitar scales and you open up a huge world of fun.