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G 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 G: the notes, the whole neck, all five boxes with TAB, and a backing track to practise over.
Notes in the G major blues scale
- G1
- A2
- B♭b3
- B3
- D5
- E6
Formula: 1 – 2 – b3 – 3 – 5 – 6. Use it to solo over songs in G major.
G major blues scale on the whole neck
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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 2–5
e|-----------------------3-5-| B|-------------------3-5-----| G|-------------2-3-4---------| D|---------2-5---------------| A|-----2-5-------------------| E|-3-5-----------------------|
Box 2 · frets 4–8
e|-------------------------5-6-7-| B|---------------------5-8-------| G|-----------------4-7-----------| D|-----------5-7-8---------------| A|-------5-7---------------------| E|-5-6-7-------------------------|
Box 3 · frets 7–10
e|----------------------------------7--10-| B|----------------------------8--10-------| G|----------------------7--9--------------| D|-------------7--8--9--------------------| A|-------7--10----------------------------| E|-7--10----------------------------------|
Box 4 · frets 9–12
e|----------------------------------10-12-| B|-------------------------10-11-12-------| G|-------------------9--12----------------| D|-------------9--12----------------------| A|-------10-12----------------------------| E|-10-12----------------------------------|
Box 5 · frets 12–15
e|-------------------------------------12-15-| B|-------------------------------12-15-------| G|----------------------12-14-15-------------| D|----------------12-14----------------------| A|-------12-13-14----------------------------| E|-12-15-------------------------------------|
G major backing track
Play the boxes over this, starting and ending phrases on the gold root notes.
Eric Clapton Style Blues Backing Track in G Major (G7) – Backing Tracks Center
Songs in G major
These songs are in G major, so this is a scale that fits for soloing over them:
- Creep – Radiohead
- A Star Is Born - Shallow – Misc Soundtrack
- Good Riddance Time Of Your Life – Green Day
- Knockin On Heavens Door – Bob Dylan
- American Pie – Don McLean
- Father And Son – Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)
- Redemption Song – Bob Marley
- 10000 Reasons Bless The Lord – Matt Redman
- Just Give Me A Reason – P!nk
- Jingle Bells – Misc Christmas
- Ring Of Fire – Johnny Cash
- Leaving On A Jet Plane – John Denver
Other scales in G
- G Minor Pentatonic Scale
- G Major Pentatonic Scale
- G Blues Scale
- G Major Scale
- G Natural Minor Scale
- G Dorian Mode
- G Mixolydian Mode
- G Phrygian Mode
- G Lydian Mode
- G Harmonic Minor Scale
- G 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
- E Major Blues Scale
- F Major Blues Scale
- F♯ 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 G major blues scale?
G, A, Bb, B, D, E. The formula is 1 2 b3 3 5 6.
Where do I start playing the G major blues scale on guitar?
Start with Box 1, frets 2–5. The root note G is on the low E string at fret 3.