A Major Blues Scale Charts
Explore A Major Blues across the full guitar fretboard and 5 connected positions. Notes: A, B, C, C#, E, F#. Intervals: 1, 2, b3, 3, 5, 6.
A Major Blues full fretboard chart
A Major Blues uses A, B, C, C#, E, F# across frets 0-15.
| String | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | 5E | 6F# | RA | 2B | b3C | 3C# | 5E | 6F# | ||||||||
| 2B | 2B | b3C | 3C# | 5E | 6F# | RA | 2B | b3C | 3C# | |||||||
| 3G | RA | 2B | b3C | 3C# | 5E | 6F# | RA | |||||||||
| 4D | 5E | 6F# | RA | 2B | b3C | 3C# | 5E | |||||||||
| 5A | RA | 2B | b3C | 3C# | 5E | 6F# | RA | 2B | b3C | |||||||
| 6E | 5E | 6F# | RA | 2B | b3C | 3C# | 5E | 6F# | ||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
String 1: E4 at fret 0 (5), F#4 at fret 2 (6), A4 at fret 5 (root), B4 at fret 7 (2), C5 at fret 8 (b3), C#5 at fret 9 (3), E5 at fret 12 (5), F#5 at fret 14 (6).
String 2: B3 at fret 0 (2), C4 at fret 1 (b3), C#4 at fret 2 (3), E4 at fret 5 (5), F#4 at fret 7 (6), A4 at fret 10 (root), B4 at fret 12 (2), C5 at fret 13 (b3), C#5 at fret 14 (3).
String 3: A3 at fret 2 (root), B3 at fret 4 (2), C4 at fret 5 (b3), C#4 at fret 6 (3), E4 at fret 9 (5), F#4 at fret 11 (6), A4 at fret 14 (root).
String 4: E3 at fret 2 (5), F#3 at fret 4 (6), A3 at fret 7 (root), B3 at fret 9 (2), C4 at fret 10 (b3), C#4 at fret 11 (3), E4 at fret 14 (5).
String 5: A2 at fret 0 (root), B2 at fret 2 (2), C3 at fret 3 (b3), C#3 at fret 4 (3), E3 at fret 7 (5), F#3 at fret 9 (6), A3 at fret 12 (root), B3 at fret 14 (2), C4 at fret 15 (b3).
String 6: E2 at fret 0 (5), F#2 at fret 2 (6), A2 at fret 5 (root), B2 at fret 7 (2), C3 at fret 8 (b3), C#3 at fret 9 (3), E3 at fret 12 (5), F#3 at fret 14 (6).
A Major Blues Position 1 chart
Position 1 covers frets 4-7 for A Major Blues.
| String | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | RA | 2B | b3C | ||
| 2B | 5E | 6F# | |||
| 3G | 2B | b3C | 3C# | ||
| 4D | 6F# | RA | |||
| 5A | 3C# | 5E | |||
| 6E | RA | 2B | b3C | ||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
String 1: A4 at fret 5 (root), B4 at fret 7 (2), C5 at fret 8 (b3).
String 2: E4 at fret 5 (5), F#4 at fret 7 (6).
String 3: B3 at fret 4 (2), C4 at fret 5 (b3), C#4 at fret 6 (3).
String 4: F#3 at fret 4 (6), A3 at fret 7 (root).
String 5: C#3 at fret 4 (3), E3 at fret 7 (5).
String 6: A2 at fret 5 (root), B2 at fret 7 (2), C3 at fret 8 (b3).
A Major Blues Position 2 chart
Position 2 covers frets 2-5 for A Major Blues.
| String | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | 6F# | RA | ||
| 2B | 3C# | 5E | ||
| 3G | RA | 2B | b3C | |
| 4D | 5E | 6F# | ||
| 5A | 2B | b3C | 3C# | |
| 6E | 6F# | RA | ||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
String 1: F#4 at fret 2 (6), A4 at fret 5 (root).
String 2: C#4 at fret 2 (3), E4 at fret 5 (5).
String 3: A3 at fret 2 (root), B3 at fret 4 (2), C4 at fret 5 (b3).
String 4: E3 at fret 2 (5), F#3 at fret 4 (6).
String 5: B2 at fret 2 (2), C3 at fret 3 (b3), C#3 at fret 4 (3).
String 6: F#2 at fret 2 (6), A2 at fret 5 (root).
A Major Blues Position 3 chart
Position 3 covers frets 11-14 for A Major Blues.
| String | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | 5E | 6F# | ||
| 2B | 2B | b3C | 3C# | |
| 3G | 6F# | RA | ||
| 4D | 3C# | 5E | ||
| 5A | RA | 2B | ||
| 6E | 5E | 6F# | ||
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
String 1: E5 at fret 12 (5), F#5 at fret 14 (6).
String 2: B4 at fret 12 (2), C5 at fret 13 (b3), C#5 at fret 14 (3).
String 3: F#4 at fret 11 (6), A4 at fret 14 (root).
String 4: C#4 at fret 11 (3), E4 at fret 14 (5).
String 5: A3 at fret 12 (root), B3 at fret 14 (2).
String 6: E3 at fret 12 (5), F#3 at fret 14 (6).
A Major Blues Position 4 chart
Position 4 covers frets 9-12 for A Major Blues.
| String | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | 3C# | 5E | ||
| 2B | RA | 2B | ||
| 3G | 5E | 6F# | ||
| 4D | 2B | b3C | 3C# | |
| 5A | 6F# | RA | ||
| 6E | 3C# | 5E | ||
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
String 1: C#5 at fret 9 (3), E5 at fret 12 (5).
String 2: A4 at fret 10 (root), B4 at fret 12 (2).
String 3: E4 at fret 9 (5), F#4 at fret 11 (6).
String 4: B3 at fret 9 (2), C4 at fret 10 (b3), C#4 at fret 11 (3).
String 5: F#3 at fret 9 (6), A3 at fret 12 (root).
String 6: C#3 at fret 9 (3), E3 at fret 12 (5).
A Major Blues Position 5 chart
Position 5 covers frets 6-9 for A Major Blues.
| String | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1E | 2B | b3C | 3C# | ||
| 2B | 6F# | RA | |||
| 3G | 3C# | 5E | |||
| 4D | RA | 2B | |||
| 5A | 5E | 6F# | |||
| 6E | 2B | b3C | 3C# | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
String 1: B4 at fret 7 (2), C5 at fret 8 (b3), C#5 at fret 9 (3).
String 2: F#4 at fret 7 (6), A4 at fret 10 (root).
String 3: C#4 at fret 6 (3), E4 at fret 9 (5).
String 4: A3 at fret 7 (root), B3 at fret 9 (2).
String 5: E3 at fret 7 (5), F#3 at fret 9 (6).
String 6: B2 at fret 7 (2), C3 at fret 8 (b3), C#3 at fret 9 (3).
Major Blues scale essentials
- Interval formula
- 1 · 2 · b3 · 3 · 5 · 6
- Characteristic tones
- b3
Practice the A Major Blues sound
- Say and play the scale: Play A → B → C → C# → E → F# → A up and back down, naming the degrees 1 → 2 → b3 → 3 → 5 → 6 → 1 as you go.
- Hear its defining tones: pause on C (b3) before landing on A. Listen for how those characteristic tones color the phrase.
- Connect the positions: Work through all 5 position charts. Start in Position 1 (frets 4–7), then repeat a short phrase from the root in each shape. Use the full fretboard chart to find the next A as you move between positions.
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