Blues Piano Scales

The blues sound comes from bending the third, fifth and seventh of a major scale flat, which on a piano means borrowing notes rather than sliding into them. These scales are the practical version of that: five or six notes you can run over a twelve-bar without ever landing wrong.

36 scales carry this tag, across 3 scale types: minor pentatonic, blues, mixolydian. Each one has its notes spelled for that key, a fingering worked out for that key, and a piano you can play it on.

Minor Pentatonic Scales

The go-to scale for blues and rock. Raw and soulful.

C – Eb – F – G – Bb

C# – E – F# – G# – B

D – F – G – A – C

Eb – Gb – Ab – Bb – Db

E – G – A – B – D

F – Ab – Bb – C – Eb

F# – A – B – C# – E

G – Bb – C – D – F

G# – B – C# – D# – F#

A – C – D – E – G

Bb – Db – Eb – F – Ab

B – D – E – F# – A

Blues Scales

Adds the iconic "blue note" to the minor pentatonic. Essential for blues and jazz.

C – Eb – F – Gb – G – Bb

C# – E – F# – G – G# – B

D – F – G – Ab – A – C

Eb – Gb – Ab – A – Bb – Db

E – G – A – Bb – B – D

F – Ab – Bb – B – C – Eb

F# – A – B – C – C# – E

G – Bb – C – Db – D – F

G# – B – C# – D – D# – F#

A – C – D – Eb – E – G

Bb – Db – Eb – E – F – Ab

B – D – E – F – F# – A

Mixolydian Scales

A dominant-sounding mode — the sound of classic rock and funk.

C – D – E – F – G – A – Bb

Db – Eb – F – Gb – Ab – Bb – Cb

D – E – F# – G – A – B – C

Eb – F – G – Ab – Bb – C – Db

E – F# – G# – A – B – C# – D

F – G – A – Bb – C – D – Eb

F# – G# – A# – B – C# – D# – E

G – A – B – C – D – E – F

Ab – Bb – C – Db – Eb – F – Gb

A – B – C# – D – E – F# – G

Bb – C – D – Eb – F – G – Ab

B – C# – D# – E – F# – G# – A

Other tags

The same 120 scales, sorted a different way.

StyleClassical60 Romantic24 Jazz36 Blues36 Rock48 Folk48 Pop36 Funk & Soul24 Film Score36 Middle Eastern12 Modal24

MoodBright36 Dark12 Dramatic24

UseImprovisation60 Technique12

LevelBeginner42 Intermediate57 Advanced21

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