G♯ blues scale
The G♯ blues scale is G♯ B C♯ D D♯ F♯: six notes, gritty, with a blue note. Its formula is 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7.
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The notes of G♯ blues
From G♯ up to G♯: step and a half, whole, half, half, step and a half, whole. Tap a key to hear it.
G♯ B C♯ D D♯ F♯ G♯
| Degree | Note | From the root |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G♯ | Root |
| ♭3 | B | Minor third |
| 4 | C♯ | Perfect fourth |
| ♭5 | D | Diminished fifth |
| 5 | D♯ | Perfect fifth |
| ♭7 | F♯ | Minor seventh |
How G♯ blues is built
G♯ minor pentatonic with one note added: D, the flat fifth, between C♯ and D♯. That is the blue note, and the rub it makes against the notes beside it is the sound of the blues.
The minor pentatonic with one note added: the flat fifth, the “blue note” that gives blues, rock and soul their bite. Six notes in all. The blues scale in every key.
Chords to play G♯ blues over
A blues in G♯ moves between three chords, the first, fourth and fifth, each played as a seventh chord. The scale fits over all three.
See them as a 12-bar blues.
Play G♯ blues over a beat
A beat on the chords of G♯ minor. Play the scale over it on the keyboard above, then open it in the editor and add your melody as its own part.
Questions about G♯ blues
What notes are in the G♯ blues scale?
G♯, B, C♯, D, D♯ and F♯. Its formula is 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7, counted from the major scale on G♯, and its steps from G♯ up to G♯ are: step and a half, whole, half, half, step and a half, whole.
What is the blue note in the G♯ blues scale?
D, the flat fifth, a half step above C♯ and below D♯. It slides into one of them more often than it stays, and that rub is what makes it sound like the blues. Without it the scale is G♯ minor pentatonic.
Blues scale in every key
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