E Blues Scale

E minor blues

Notes

E · G · A · B♭ · B · D

Intervals

  • RootE (1P)
  • Minor 3rdG (3m)
  • Perfect 4thA (4P)
  • Diminished 5thB♭ (5d)
  • Perfect 5thB (5P)
  • Minor 7thD (7m)

Fretboard

EBGDAE357912EGAB♭BDEBDEGAB♭BGAB♭BDEGDEGAB♭BDAB♭BDEGAEGAB♭BDE
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Pentatonic box shapes

EBGDAE357912EGAB♭BDEBDEGAB♭BGAB♭BDEGDEGAB♭BDAB♭BDEGAEGAB♭BDE
Box positions
Box 1open · frets 0–3
EBGDAE3EGBDGAB♭BDEAB♭BEG
Box 2frets 2–6
EBGDAE357GAB♭BDEAB♭BDEGABDEGAB♭B
Box 3frets 4–8
EBGDAE579AB♭BEGBDEGAB♭BDEAB♭B
Box 4frets 7–11
EBGDAE7912BDEGAB♭BDEGAB♭BDEGABDE
Box 5frets 9–13
EBGDAE9121314DEAB♭BEGABDEGAB♭BDE

Diagrams

E Blues Scale fretboard charts — tap any diagram to open it full size to save or print.

E Blues Scale — notes E, G, A, Bb, B, D shown across the full guitar fretboard, frets 0 to 12.
Whole neck — frets 0–12
E Blues Scale — five pentatonic box positions shown as fretboard neck slices.
Five pentatonic box positions