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BetaF Blues
The Minor Pentatonic with an added "blue note" (♭5). The essential scale for blues guitar.
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The Blues scale adds one chromatic note — the ♭5 (also called the "blue note") — to the Minor Pentatonic. This single addition transforms the scale, giving it that distinctive bluesy tension and release. The blue note is typically used as a passing tone, bent into from the 4th or slid down from the 5th. B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Eric Clapton all built their legendary sounds around this scale.
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F Minor Pentatonic
The most popular scale for guitar solos. The backbone of blues, rock, and metal improvisation.
F Minor
The natural minor scale conveys sadness and emotional depth. Essential for rock, metal, and ballads.
F Dorian
A minor mode with a raised 6th degree. Widely used in jazz, funk, and progressive rock.
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Learn the F Blues scale on guitar with our free interactive tools. The {scale} scale (m3-W-H-H-m3-W) contains 6 notes: F, Ab, Bb, B, C, Eb. Practice with our ear training game to master recognizing {scale} scale patterns by ear. Perfect for Blues, Rock, Jazz guitar players of all levels.