Notes in this scale
A · C · D · E♭ · E · G
The minor blues scale adds the flattened fifth to minor pentatonic: in A, that extra passing note is E♭ (also written D♯). Play it between D and E, then resolve to a nearby scale note.
The extra blue note E♭ is on fret 6 of the A string or fret 11 of the low E string. Click it to hear how it leads into E.
Play it on the fretboard
A minorMinor blues scale
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E
B
G
D
A
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Click a note to hear it · frets 0–15A short practice idea
Find A on the fretboard and play the notes above slowly, then back down. Say each note aloud as you click it. Keep a steady pulse and only increase speed when each note sounds clean.
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