Guitar Scale Logic
G Blues Guitar Scale in Half Step Down
Blues scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Half Step Down.
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D#
F
G
B♭
C
D♭
D
F
G
B♭
C
D♭
A#
B♭
C
D♭
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F
G
B♭
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D♭
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G
F#
G
B♭
C
D♭
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G
B♭
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D♭
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D♭
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G
B♭
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D♭
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G
B♭
G#
B♭
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D♭
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G
B♭
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D♭
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D#
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B♭
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D♭
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B♭
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D♭
Root Note
Scale Note
Chart downloads cover open strings through fret 12.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
D#|---------------------------------2--4--| A#|------------------------2--3--4--------| F#|------------------1--4-----------------| C#|---------0--1--4-----------------------| G#|---2--4--------------------------------| D#|4--------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 13 notes
Scale Reference
Scale Notes and Intervals
The G Blues scale contains G, B♭, C, D♭, D, F. Its interval formula is 1 b3 4 b5 5 b7. In Half Step Down tuning, the open strings are D# A# F# C# G# D# from highest to lowest. Root markers identify G. Position tabs show five-fret fragments, and the chord suggestions contain only notes from this scale.
Overview
G Blues: G, B♭, C, D♭, D, F. Formula: 1 b3 4 b5 5 b7.
Tuning Notes (Low to High)
Half Step Down: D# G# C# F# A# D#. Diagrams and tabs display the highest string at the top.
- G
- B♭
- C
- D♭
- D
- F
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- Gmminor
- G5power
- Gm7minor 7
- Gsus4sus4
- B♭mminor
- B♭5power
- B♭sus2sus2
- C5power
- Csus4sus4
- Csus2sus2