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C# Minor Blues Guitar Tabs

Practice C# Minor Blues with 5 printable tab sequences across connected guitar positions.

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Position 1

C# Minor Blues Position 1 tab sequence starts from the lowest available root and returns through the position.

e|-------------------------------------09-12-09-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------09-12----------12-09-------------------------------|
G|----------------------09-11-12----------------------12-11-09----------------------|
D|----------------09-11----------------------------------------11-09----------------|
A|-------09-10-11----------------------------------------------------11-10-09-------|
E|-09-12----------------------------------------------------------------------12-09-|

Position 1 tab sequence steps

  1. Step 1: string 6, fret 9, C#3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  2. Step 2: string 6, fret 12, E3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  3. Step 3: string 5, fret 9, F#3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  4. Step 4: string 5, fret 10, G3. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  5. Step 5: string 5, fret 11, G#3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  6. Step 6: string 4, fret 9, B3. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  7. Step 7: string 4, fret 11, C#4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  8. Step 8: string 3, fret 9, E4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  9. Step 9: string 3, fret 11, F#4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  10. Step 10: string 3, fret 12, G4. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  11. Step 11: string 2, fret 9, G#4. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  12. Step 12: string 2, fret 12, B4. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  13. Step 13: string 1, fret 9, C#5, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  14. Step 14: string 1, fret 12, E5. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  15. Step 15: string 1, fret 9, C#5, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  16. Step 16: string 2, fret 12, B4. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  17. Step 17: string 2, fret 9, G#4. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  18. Step 18: string 3, fret 12, G4. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  19. Step 19: string 3, fret 11, F#4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  20. Step 20: string 3, fret 9, E4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  21. Step 21: string 4, fret 11, C#4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  22. Step 22: string 4, fret 9, B3. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  23. Step 23: string 5, fret 11, G#3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  24. Step 24: string 5, fret 10, G3. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  25. Step 25: string 5, fret 9, F#3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  26. Step 26: string 6, fret 12, E3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  27. Step 27: string 6, fret 9, C#3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.

Position 2

C# Minor Blues Position 2 tab sequence starts from the lowest available root and returns through the position.

e|-------------------------------07-09-07-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------07-08-09----------09-08-07----------------------------|
G|----------------06-09----------------------------09-06----------------------|
D|----------06-09----------------------------------------09-06----------------|
A|----07-09----------------------------------------------------09-07----------|
E|-09----------------------------------------------------------------09-07-09-|

Position 2 tab sequence steps

  1. Step 1: string 6, fret 9, C#3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  2. Step 2: string 5, fret 7, E3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  3. Step 3: string 5, fret 9, F#3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  4. Step 4: string 4, fret 6, G#3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  5. Step 5: string 4, fret 9, B3. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  6. Step 6: string 3, fret 6, C#4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  7. Step 7: string 3, fret 9, E4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  8. Step 8: string 2, fret 7, F#4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  9. Step 9: string 2, fret 8, G4. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  10. Step 10: string 2, fret 9, G#4. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  11. Step 11: string 1, fret 7, B4. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  12. Step 12: string 1, fret 9, C#5, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  13. Step 13: string 1, fret 7, B4. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  14. Step 14: string 2, fret 9, G#4. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  15. Step 15: string 2, fret 8, G4. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  16. Step 16: string 2, fret 7, F#4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  17. Step 17: string 3, fret 9, E4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  18. Step 18: string 3, fret 6, C#4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  19. Step 19: string 4, fret 9, B3. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  20. Step 20: string 4, fret 6, G#3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  21. Step 21: string 5, fret 9, F#3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  22. Step 22: string 5, fret 7, E3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  23. Step 23: string 6, fret 9, C#3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  24. Step 24: string 6, fret 7, B2. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  25. Step 25: string 6, fret 9, C#3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.

Position 3

C# Minor Blues Position 3 tab sequence starts from the lowest available root and returns through the position.

e|----------------------------04-07-04----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------05-07----------07-05----------------------------------|
G|----------------04-06----------------------06-04----------------------------|
D|-------04-05-06----------------------------------06-05-04-------------------|
A|-04-07----------------------------------------------------07-04----------04-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------07-04-07----|

Position 3 tab sequence steps

  1. Step 1: string 5, fret 4, C#3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  2. Step 2: string 5, fret 7, E3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  3. Step 3: string 4, fret 4, F#3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  4. Step 4: string 4, fret 5, G3. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  5. Step 5: string 4, fret 6, G#3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  6. Step 6: string 3, fret 4, B3. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  7. Step 7: string 3, fret 6, C#4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  8. Step 8: string 2, fret 5, E4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  9. Step 9: string 2, fret 7, F#4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  10. Step 10: string 1, fret 4, G#4. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  11. Step 11: string 1, fret 7, B4. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  12. Step 12: string 1, fret 4, G#4. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  13. Step 13: string 2, fret 7, F#4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  14. Step 14: string 2, fret 5, E4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  15. Step 15: string 3, fret 6, C#4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  16. Step 16: string 3, fret 4, B3. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  17. Step 17: string 4, fret 6, G#3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  18. Step 18: string 4, fret 5, G3. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  19. Step 19: string 4, fret 4, F#3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  20. Step 20: string 5, fret 7, E3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  21. Step 21: string 5, fret 4, C#3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  22. Step 22: string 6, fret 7, B2. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  23. Step 23: string 6, fret 4, G#2. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  24. Step 24: string 6, fret 7, B2. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  25. Step 25: string 5, fret 4, C#3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.

Position 4

C# Minor Blues Position 4 tab sequence starts from the lowest available root and returns through the position.

e|----------------------02-03-04-03-02----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------02-05----------------05-02----------------------------------------|
G|----------01-04----------------------------04-01----------------------------------|
D|----02-04----------------------------------------04-02----------------------------|
A|-04----------------------------------------------------04-02----------------02-04-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------04-03-02-03-04-------|

Position 4 tab sequence steps

  1. Step 1: string 5, fret 4, C#3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  2. Step 2: string 4, fret 2, E3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  3. Step 3: string 4, fret 4, F#3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  4. Step 4: string 3, fret 1, G#3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  5. Step 5: string 3, fret 4, B3. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  6. Step 6: string 2, fret 2, C#4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  7. Step 7: string 2, fret 5, E4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  8. Step 8: string 1, fret 2, F#4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  9. Step 9: string 1, fret 3, G4. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  10. Step 10: string 1, fret 4, G#4. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  11. Step 11: string 1, fret 3, G4. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  12. Step 12: string 1, fret 2, F#4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  13. Step 13: string 2, fret 5, E4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  14. Step 14: string 2, fret 2, C#4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  15. Step 15: string 3, fret 4, B3. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  16. Step 16: string 3, fret 1, G#3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  17. Step 17: string 4, fret 4, F#3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  18. Step 18: string 4, fret 2, E3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  19. Step 19: string 5, fret 4, C#3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  20. Step 20: string 5, fret 2, B2. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  21. Step 21: string 6, fret 4, G#2. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  22. Step 22: string 6, fret 3, G2. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  23. Step 23: string 6, fret 2, F#2. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  24. Step 24: string 6, fret 3, G2. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  25. Step 25: string 6, fret 4, G#2. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  26. Step 26: string 5, fret 2, B2. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  27. Step 27: string 5, fret 4, C#3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.

Position 5

C# Minor Blues Position 5 tab sequence starts from the lowest available root and returns through the position.

e|----------------------12-14-12----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------12-14----------14-12----------------------------------------|
G|-------11-12-13----------------------13-12-11-------------------------------|
D|-11-14----------------------------------------14-11----------------------11-|
A|----------------------------------------------------14-11----------11-14----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------14-12-14----------|

Position 5 tab sequence steps

  1. Step 1: string 4, fret 11, C#4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  2. Step 2: string 4, fret 14, E4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  3. Step 3: string 3, fret 11, F#4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  4. Step 4: string 3, fret 12, G4. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  5. Step 5: string 3, fret 13, G#4. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  6. Step 6: string 2, fret 12, B4. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  7. Step 7: string 2, fret 14, C#5, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  8. Step 8: string 1, fret 12, E5. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  9. Step 9: string 1, fret 14, F#5. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  10. Step 10: string 1, fret 12, E5. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  11. Step 11: string 2, fret 14, C#5, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  12. Step 12: string 2, fret 12, B4. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  13. Step 13: string 3, fret 13, G#4. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  14. Step 14: string 3, fret 12, G4. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  15. Step 15: string 3, fret 11, F#4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  16. Step 16: string 4, fret 14, E4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  17. Step 17: string 4, fret 11, C#4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  18. Step 18: string 5, fret 14, B3. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  19. Step 19: string 5, fret 11, G#3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  20. Step 20: string 6, fret 14, F#3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  21. Step 21: string 6, fret 12, E3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  22. Step 22: string 6, fret 14, F#3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  23. Step 23: string 5, fret 11, G#3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  24. Step 24: string 5, fret 14, B3. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  25. Step 25: string 4, fret 11, C#4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.

Minor Blues scale essentials

Interval formula
1 · b3 · 4 · b5 · 5 · b7
Characteristic tones
b5

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