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G Major Blues Scale Charts

Explore G Major Blues across the full guitar fretboard and 5 connected positions. Notes: G, A, A#, B, D, E. Intervals: 1, 2, b3, 3, 5, 6.

G Major Blues full fretboard chart

G Major Blues uses G, A, A#, B, D, E across frets 0-15.

G Major Blues full fretboard chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String0123456789101112131415
1E6ERG2Ab3A#3B5D6ERG
2B3B5D6ERG2Ab3A#3B5D
3GRG2Ab3A#3B5D6ERG2Ab3A#
4D5D6ERG2Ab3A#3B5D6E
5A2Ab3A#3B5D6ERG2Ab3A#3B
6E6ERG2Ab3A#3B5D6ERG

String 1: E4 at fret 0 (6), G4 at fret 3 (root), A4 at fret 5 (2), A#4 at fret 6 (b3), B4 at fret 7 (3), D5 at fret 10 (5), E5 at fret 12 (6), G5 at fret 15 (root).

String 2: B3 at fret 0 (3), D4 at fret 3 (5), E4 at fret 5 (6), G4 at fret 8 (root), A4 at fret 10 (2), A#4 at fret 11 (b3), B4 at fret 12 (3), D5 at fret 15 (5).

String 3: G3 at fret 0 (root), A3 at fret 2 (2), A#3 at fret 3 (b3), B3 at fret 4 (3), D4 at fret 7 (5), E4 at fret 9 (6), G4 at fret 12 (root), A4 at fret 14 (2), A#4 at fret 15 (b3).

String 4: D3 at fret 0 (5), E3 at fret 2 (6), G3 at fret 5 (root), A3 at fret 7 (2), A#3 at fret 8 (b3), B3 at fret 9 (3), D4 at fret 12 (5), E4 at fret 14 (6).

String 5: A2 at fret 0 (2), A#2 at fret 1 (b3), B2 at fret 2 (3), D3 at fret 5 (5), E3 at fret 7 (6), G3 at fret 10 (root), A3 at fret 12 (2), A#3 at fret 13 (b3), B3 at fret 14 (3).

String 6: E2 at fret 0 (6), G2 at fret 3 (root), A2 at fret 5 (2), A#2 at fret 6 (b3), B2 at fret 7 (3), D3 at fret 10 (5), E3 at fret 12 (6), G3 at fret 15 (root).

G Major Blues Position 1 chart

Position 1 covers frets 2-5 for G Major Blues.

G Major Blues Position 1 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String23456
1ERG2Ab3A#
2B5D6E
3G2Ab3A#3B
4D6ERG
5A3B5D
6ERG2Ab3A#

String 1: G4 at fret 3 (root), A4 at fret 5 (2), A#4 at fret 6 (b3).

String 2: D4 at fret 3 (5), E4 at fret 5 (6).

String 3: A3 at fret 2 (2), A#3 at fret 3 (b3), B3 at fret 4 (3).

String 4: E3 at fret 2 (6), G3 at fret 5 (root).

String 5: B2 at fret 2 (3), D3 at fret 5 (5).

String 6: G2 at fret 3 (root), A2 at fret 5 (2), A#2 at fret 6 (b3).

G Major Blues Position 2 chart

Position 2 covers frets 0-3 for G Major Blues.

G Major Blues Position 2 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String0123
1E6ERG
2B3B5D
3GRG2Ab3A#
4D5D6E
5A2Ab3A#3B
6E6ERG

String 1: E4 at fret 0 (6), G4 at fret 3 (root).

String 2: B3 at fret 0 (3), D4 at fret 3 (5).

String 3: G3 at fret 0 (root), A3 at fret 2 (2), A#3 at fret 3 (b3).

String 4: D3 at fret 0 (5), E3 at fret 2 (6).

String 5: A2 at fret 0 (2), A#2 at fret 1 (b3), B2 at fret 2 (3).

String 6: E2 at fret 0 (6), G2 at fret 3 (root).

G Major Blues Position 3 chart

Position 3 covers frets 9-12 for G Major Blues.

G Major Blues Position 3 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String9101112
1E5D6E
2B2Ab3A#3B
3G6ERG
4D3B5D
5ARG2A
6E5D6E

String 1: D5 at fret 10 (5), E5 at fret 12 (6).

String 2: A4 at fret 10 (2), A#4 at fret 11 (b3), B4 at fret 12 (3).

String 3: E4 at fret 9 (6), G4 at fret 12 (root).

String 4: B3 at fret 9 (3), D4 at fret 12 (5).

String 5: G3 at fret 10 (root), A3 at fret 12 (2).

String 6: D3 at fret 10 (5), E3 at fret 12 (6).

G Major Blues Position 4 chart

Position 4 covers frets 7-10 for G Major Blues.

G Major Blues Position 4 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String78910
1E3B5D
2BRG2A
3G5D6E
4D2Ab3A#3B
5A6ERG
6E3B5D

String 1: B4 at fret 7 (3), D5 at fret 10 (5).

String 2: G4 at fret 8 (root), A4 at fret 10 (2).

String 3: D4 at fret 7 (5), E4 at fret 9 (6).

String 4: A3 at fret 7 (2), A#3 at fret 8 (b3), B3 at fret 9 (3).

String 5: E3 at fret 7 (6), G3 at fret 10 (root).

String 6: B2 at fret 7 (3), D3 at fret 10 (5).

G Major Blues Position 5 chart

Position 5 covers frets 4-7 for G Major Blues.

G Major Blues Position 5 chart. Fretboard table by guitar string and fret number.
String45678
1E2Ab3A#3B
2B6ERG
3G3B5D
4DRG2A
5A5D6E
6E2Ab3A#3B

String 1: A4 at fret 5 (2), A#4 at fret 6 (b3), B4 at fret 7 (3).

String 2: E4 at fret 5 (6), G4 at fret 8 (root).

String 3: B3 at fret 4 (3), D4 at fret 7 (5).

String 4: G3 at fret 5 (root), A3 at fret 7 (2).

String 5: D3 at fret 5 (5), E3 at fret 7 (6).

String 6: A2 at fret 5 (2), A#2 at fret 6 (b3), B2 at fret 7 (3).

Major Blues scale essentials

Interval formula
1 · 2 · b3 · 3 · 5 · 6
Characteristic tones
b3

Practice the G Major Blues sound

  1. Say and play the scale: Play G → A → A# → B → D → E → G up and back down, naming the degrees 1 → 2 → b3 → 3 → 5 → 6 → 1 as you go.
  2. Hear its defining tones: pause on A# (b3) before landing on G. Listen for how those characteristic tones color the phrase.
  3. Connect the positions: Work through all 5 position charts. Start in Position 1 (frets 2–5), then repeat a short phrase from the root in each shape. Use the full fretboard chart to find the next G as you move between positions.

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