E Major Blues scale
Positions across the first 12 frets
RootIn scaleOutside scale
Root
E
Scale notes
E · F♯ · G · G♯ · B · C♯
Intervals from the root (semitones)
0 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 7 · 9
Scale tones follow written degree spelling (F major uses B♭). Muted notes outside the scale retain the fretboard's chromatic labels; audio and positions follow pitch, not spelling.
Scale structure
- E→ Whole step →F♯
- F♯→ Half step →G
- G→ Half step →G♯
- G♯→ 3 semitones →B
- B→ Whole step →C♯
- C♯→ 3 semitones →E
E Major Blues has 6 notes and 40 positions across the first 12 frets in standard tuning.