A Blues Scale
The A blues scale adds a 'blue note' to the minor pentatonic, giving you the iconic bluesy sound on A.
Notes in A Blues
The A Blues scale contains A — C — D — D♯ — E — G. The interval pattern is the universal blues pattern, transposed to start on A.
How to use it
Open the interactive scale explorer above to see A Blues on a piano keyboard, on a guitar fretboard, and to hear it played ascending or descending. The diatonic chord chips show the chords built from this scale.
Common uses
The A blues scale adds a 'blue note' to the minor pentatonic, giving you the iconic bluesy sound on A.
FAQs
What chords go with the A Blues scale?
Open the scale explorer to see the seven diatonic chords built from this scale. Each chord chip plays back so you can hear the harmony.
How is A Blues different from other scales on A?
The intervals between notes are different. A Blues uses the blues interval pattern; switch to a different scale type in the explorer to hear how the same root sounds with major, minor, pentatonic, blues, and other patterns.
What's the relative key of A Blues?
For major and minor scales, the relative is found three semitones away. A major and F# minor share the same notes; A minor and C major share the same notes.