Guitar Scale Logic
G# Blues Guitar Scale in Standard
Blues scale notes, fretboard positions and guitar tabs for Standard.
Scale Tablature
Position 1
E|---------------------------------2--4--| B|------------------------2--3--4--------| G|------------------1--4-----------------| D|---------0--1--4-----------------------| A|---2--4--------------------------------| E|4--------------------------------------|
0-4 frets • five-fret position fragment • 13 notes
Theory & Context
Why This Shape Works
The G# Blues scale uses G♯, B, C♯, D, D♯, F♯ and the formula 1 b3 4 b5 5 b7. In Standard tuning, the open strings run E B G D A E from highest to lowest, with the usual guitar string intervals. Use the map to locate each G# root, then select a five-fret position to see its tablature. The chord suggestions use notes from this scale.
Blues sounds gritty, tense and expressive. Try it for turnarounds, blues-rock phrasing and greasy lead work. Standard tuning is E-A-D-G-B-E from low to high. Use it to compare these scale positions with most guitar lesson diagrams.
Treat the b5 as a passing colour and resolve it quickly for the classic bite. In Standard, start on a root and find the same note on another string.
- G♯
- B
- C♯
- D
- D♯
- F♯
Suggested Chords
Works Well With This Scale
These chords contain notes from the selected scale.
- G♯mminor
- G♯5power
- G♯m7minor 7
- G♯sus4sus4
- Bmminor
- B5power
- Bsus2sus2
- C♯5power
- C♯sus4sus4
- C♯sus2sus2