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E Major Blues Scale – Guitar
The major pentatonic plus the b3: the slide from b3 to 3 is the classic country-blues move. Here it is in E: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.
Notes in the E major blues scale
- E1
- F♯2
- Gb3
- G♯3
- B5
- C♯6
Formula: 1 – 2 – b3 – 3 – 5 – 6. Use it to solo over songs in E major.
E major blues scale on the whole neck
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Now solo with it.
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The 5 boxes (positions) with TAB
Each box is one hand position. Learn Box 1 first: play it up with the TAB, then back down, then move to the next box – together they cover the whole neck.
Box 1 · frets 11–14
e|----------------------------------12-14-| B|----------------------------12-14-------| G|-------------------11-12-13-------------| D|-------------11-14----------------------| A|-------11-14----------------------------| E|-12-14----------------------------------|
Box 2 · frets 1–5
e|-------------------------2-3-4-| B|---------------------2-5-------| G|-----------------1-4-----------| D|-----------2-4-5---------------| A|-------2-4---------------------| E|-2-3-4-------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 4–7
e|-----------------------4-7-| B|-------------------5-7-----| G|---------------4-6---------| D|---------4-5-6-------------| A|-----4-7-------------------| E|-4-7-----------------------|
Box 4 · frets 6–9
e|-----------------------7-9-| B|-----------------7-8-9-----| G|-------------6-9-----------| D|---------6-9---------------| A|-----7-9-------------------| E|-7-9-----------------------|
Box 5 · frets 9–12
e|-------------------------------------9--12-| B|-------------------------------9--12-------| G|----------------------9--11-12-------------| D|----------------9--11----------------------| A|-------9--10-11----------------------------| E|-9--12-------------------------------------|
E major backing track
Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.
Slow blues backing track in E major – Beardly Jam Tracks
Songs in E major
These songs are in E major, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:
- Photograph – Ed Sheeran
- Love Yourself – Justin Bieber
- Hey Soul Sister – Train
- Where Is My Mind – Pixies
- Talking To The Moon – Bruno Mars
- First Day Of My Life – Bright Eyes
- Need You Now – Lady A (Lady Antebellum)
- Dont Stop Believin – Journey
- Dont Think Twice Its All Right – Bob Dylan
- Under The Bridge – Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Payphone – Maroon 5
- What Makes You Beautiful – One Direction
Other scales in E
- E Minor Pentatonic Scale
- E Major Pentatonic Scale
- E Blues Scale
- E Major Scale
- E Natural Minor Scale
- E Dorian Mode
- E Mixolydian Mode
- E Phrygian Mode
- E Lydian Mode
- E Harmonic Minor Scale
- E Melodic Minor Scale
Major Blues Scale in other keys
- C Major Blues Scale
- D♭ Major Blues Scale
- D Major Blues Scale
- E♭ Major Blues Scale
- F Major Blues Scale
- F♯ Major Blues Scale
- G Major Blues Scale
- A♭ Major Blues Scale
- A Major Blues Scale
- B♭ Major Blues Scale
- B Major Blues Scale
Put it to use: solo with it, step by step, starting with three notes.
FAQ
What notes are in the E major blues scale?
E, F#, G, G#, B, C#. The formula is 1 2 b3 3 5 6.
Where do I start playing the E major blues scale on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 11–14. The root note E is on the low E string at fret 12.