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Blues and major pentatonic scales in all twelve keys

The blues and major pentatonics are two of the most essential scales for the guitarist. The guitar lesson below is designed to teach the scales over the entire guitar fretboard. Read the scales left to right (rows) to learn which major pentatonic scale is in the same position as the blues scale. Read vertically (columns) to learn all the fingerings for each scale. Keep in mind the fret number between the diagrams shows you which fret the root note is on. The root isn't necessarily the lowest note on the fretboard nor is it always played with the index finder.

 


Blues scales

C

Major pentatonic scales

 
 
blues scale 1
← 8th fret →
major pentatonic 1
 
 
         
 
blues scale 2
← 10th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 2  
         
 
blues scale 3
← 13th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 3
 
         
 
blues scale 4
← 3rd fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 4
 
         
 
blues scale 5
← 5th fret →

 

 

 

 

 

major pentatonic 5
 
         

 

 


Blues scales

G

Major pentatonic scales

 
 
blues scale 1
← 3rd fret →
major pentatonic 1
 
 
         
 
blues scale 2
← 5th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 2  
         
 
blues scale 3
← 8th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 3
 
         
 
blues scale 4
← 10 fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 4
 
         
 
blues scale 5
← 12th fret →

 

 

 

 

 

major pentatonic 5
 
         

 

 


Blues scales

D

Major pentatonic scales

 
 
blues scale 1
← 10th fret →
major pentatonic 1
 
 
         
 
blues scale 2
← 12th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 2  
         
 
blues scale 3
← 3rd fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 3
 
         
 
blues scale 4
← 5th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 4
 
         
 
blues scale 5
← 7th fret →

 

 

 

 

 

major pentatonic 5
 
         

 

 


Blues scales

A

Major pentatonic scales

 
 
blues scale 1
← 5th fret →
major pentatonic 1
 
 
         
 
blues scale 2
← 7th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 2  
         
 
blues scale 3
← 10th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 3
 
         
 
blues scale 4
← 12th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 4
 
         
 
blues scale 5
← 2nd fret →

 

 

 

 

 

major pentatonic 5
 
         

 

 


Blues scales

E

Major pentatonic scales

 
 
blues scale 1
←12th fret →
major pentatonic 1
 
 
         
 
blues scale 2
← 2nd fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 2  
         
 
blues scale 3
← 5th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 3
 
         
 
blues scale 4
← 7th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 4
 
         
 
blues scale 5
← 9th fret →

 

 

 

 

 

major pentatonic 5
 
         

 

 


Blues scales

B

Major pentatonic scales

 
 
blues scale 1
← 7th fret →
major pentatonic 1
 
 
         
 
blues scale 2
← 9th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 2  
         
 
blues scale 3
← 12th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 3
 
         
 
blues scale 4
← 2nd fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 4
 
         
 
blues scale 5
← 4th fret →

 

 

 

 

 

major pentatonic 5
 
         

 

 


Blues scales

F#

Major pentatonic scales

 
 
blues scale 1
← 2nd fret →
major pentatonic 1
 
 
         
 
blues scale 2
← 4th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 2  
         
 
blues scale 3
← 7th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 3
 
         
 
blues scale 4
← 9th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 4
 
         
 
blues scale 5
← 11 fret →

 

 

 

 

 

major pentatonic 5
 
         

 

 


Blues scales

C#

Major pentatonic scales

 
 
blues scale 1
← 9th fret →
major pentatonic 1
 
 
         
 
blues scale 2
← 11th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 2  
         
 
blues scale 3
← 2nd fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 3
 
         
 
blues scale 4
← 4th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 4
 
         
 
blues scale 5
← 6th fret →

 

 

 

 

 

major pentatonic 5
 
         

 

 


Blues scales

Aflat music note

Major pentatonic scales

 
 
blues scale 1
← 4th fret →
major pentatonic 1
 
 
         
 
blues scale 2
← 6th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 2  
         
 
blues scale 3
← 9th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 3
 
         
 
blues scale 4
← 11th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 4
 
         
 
blues scale 5
← 1st fret →

 

 

 

 

 

major pentatonic 5
 
         

 

 


Blues scales

Eflat music note

Major pentatonic scales

 
 
blues scale 1
←11th fret →
major pentatonic 1
 
 
         
 
blues scale 2
← 13th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 2  
         
 
blues scale 3
← 4th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 3
 
         
 
blues scale 4
← 6th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 4
 
         
 
blues scale 5
← 8th fret →

 

 

 

 

 

major pentatonic 5
 
         

 

 


Blues scales

Bflat music note

Major pentatonic scales

 
 
blues scale 1
← 6th fret →
major pentatonic 1
 
 
         
 
blues scale 2
← 8th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 2  
         
 
blues scale 3
← 11th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 3
 
         
 
blues scale 4
← 13th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 4
 
         
 
blues scale 5
← 3rd fret →

 

 

 

 

 

major pentatonic 5
 
         

 

 


Blues scales

F

Major pentatonic scales

 
 
blues scale 1
← 1st fret →
major pentatonic 1
 
 
         
 
blues scale 2
← 3rd fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 2  
         
 
blues scale 3
← 6th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 3
 
         
 
blues scale 4
← 8th fret →

 

 

 

major pentatonic 4
 
         
 
blues scale 5
← 10th fret →

 

 

 

 

 

major pentatonic 5
 
         

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