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E Minor Blues Guitar Tabs

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

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Position 1

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

e|-------------------------------------12-15-12-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------12-15----------15-12-------------------------------|
G|----------------------12-14-15----------------------15-14-12----------------------|
D|----------------12-14----------------------------------------14-12----------------|
A|-------12-13-14----------------------------------------------------14-13-12-------|
E|-12-15----------------------------------------------------------------------15-12-|

Position 1 tab sequence steps

  1. Step 1: string 6, fret 12, E3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  2. Step 2: string 6, fret 15, G3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  3. Step 3: string 5, fret 12, A3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  4. Step 4: string 5, fret 13, A#3. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  5. Step 5: string 5, fret 14, B3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  6. Step 6: string 4, fret 12, D4. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  7. Step 7: string 4, fret 14, E4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  8. Step 8: string 3, fret 12, G4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  9. Step 9: string 3, fret 14, A4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  10. Step 10: string 3, fret 15, A#4. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  11. Step 11: string 2, fret 12, B4. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  12. Step 12: string 2, fret 15, D5. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  13. Step 13: string 1, fret 12, E5, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  14. Step 14: string 1, fret 15, G5. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  15. Step 15: string 1, fret 12, E5, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  16. Step 16: string 2, fret 15, D5. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  17. Step 17: string 2, fret 12, B4. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  18. Step 18: string 3, fret 15, A#4. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  19. Step 19: string 3, fret 14, A4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  20. Step 20: string 3, fret 12, G4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  21. Step 21: string 4, fret 14, E4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  22. Step 22: string 4, fret 12, D4. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  23. Step 23: string 5, fret 14, B3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  24. Step 24: string 5, fret 13, A#3. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  25. Step 25: string 5, fret 12, A3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  26. Step 26: string 6, fret 15, G3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  27. Step 27: string 6, fret 12, E3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.

Position 2

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

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

Position 2 tab sequence steps

  1. Step 1: string 6, fret 12, E3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  2. Step 2: string 5, fret 10, G3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  3. Step 3: string 5, fret 12, A3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  4. Step 4: string 4, fret 9, B3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  5. Step 5: string 4, fret 12, D4. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  6. Step 6: string 3, fret 9, E4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  7. Step 7: string 3, fret 12, G4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  8. Step 8: string 2, fret 10, A4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  9. Step 9: string 2, fret 11, A#4. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  10. Step 10: string 2, fret 12, B4. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  11. Step 11: string 1, fret 10, D5. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  12. Step 12: string 1, fret 12, E5, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  13. Step 13: string 1, fret 10, D5. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  14. Step 14: string 2, fret 12, B4. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  15. Step 15: string 2, fret 11, A#4. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  16. Step 16: string 2, fret 10, A4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  17. Step 17: string 3, fret 12, G4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  18. Step 18: string 3, fret 9, E4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  19. Step 19: string 4, fret 12, D4. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  20. Step 20: string 4, fret 9, B3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  21. Step 21: string 5, fret 12, A3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  22. Step 22: string 5, fret 10, G3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  23. Step 23: string 6, fret 12, E3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  24. Step 24: string 6, fret 10, D3. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  25. Step 25: string 6, fret 12, E3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.

Position 3

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

e|----------------------------07-10-07----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------08-10----------10-08----------------------------------|
G|----------------07-09----------------------09-07----------------------------|
D|-------07-08-09----------------------------------09-08-07-------------------|
A|-07-10----------------------------------------------------10-07----------07-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------10-07-10----|

Position 3 tab sequence steps

  1. Step 1: string 5, fret 7, E3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  2. Step 2: string 5, fret 10, G3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  3. Step 3: string 4, fret 7, A3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  4. Step 4: string 4, fret 8, A#3. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  5. Step 5: string 4, fret 9, B3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  6. Step 6: string 3, fret 7, D4. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  7. Step 7: string 3, fret 9, E4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  8. Step 8: string 2, fret 8, G4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  9. Step 9: string 2, fret 10, A4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  10. Step 10: string 1, fret 7, B4. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  11. Step 11: string 1, fret 10, D5. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  12. Step 12: string 1, fret 7, B4. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  13. Step 13: string 2, fret 10, A4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  14. Step 14: string 2, fret 8, G4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  15. Step 15: string 3, fret 9, E4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  16. Step 16: string 3, fret 7, D4. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  17. Step 17: string 4, fret 9, B3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  18. Step 18: string 4, fret 8, A#3. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  19. Step 19: string 4, fret 7, A3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  20. Step 20: string 5, fret 10, G3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  21. Step 21: string 5, fret 7, E3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  22. Step 22: string 6, fret 10, D3. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  23. Step 23: string 6, fret 7, B2. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  24. Step 24: string 6, fret 10, D3. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  25. Step 25: string 5, fret 7, E3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.

Position 4

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

e|----------------------05-06-07-06-05----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------05-08----------------08-05----------------------------------------|
G|----------04-07----------------------------07-04----------------------------------|
D|----05-07----------------------------------------07-05----------------------------|
A|-07----------------------------------------------------07-05----------------05-07-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------07-06-05-06-07-------|

Position 4 tab sequence steps

  1. Step 1: string 5, fret 7, E3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  2. Step 2: string 4, fret 5, G3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  3. Step 3: string 4, fret 7, A3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  4. Step 4: string 3, fret 4, B3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  5. Step 5: string 3, fret 7, D4. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  6. Step 6: string 2, fret 5, E4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  7. Step 7: string 2, fret 8, G4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  8. Step 8: string 1, fret 5, A4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  9. Step 9: string 1, fret 6, A#4. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  10. Step 10: string 1, fret 7, B4. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  11. Step 11: string 1, fret 6, A#4. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  12. Step 12: string 1, fret 5, A4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  13. Step 13: string 2, fret 8, G4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  14. Step 14: string 2, fret 5, E4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  15. Step 15: string 3, fret 7, D4. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  16. Step 16: string 3, fret 4, B3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  17. Step 17: string 4, fret 7, A3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  18. Step 18: string 4, fret 5, G3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  19. Step 19: string 5, fret 7, E3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  20. Step 20: string 5, fret 5, D3. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  21. Step 21: string 6, fret 7, B2. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  22. Step 22: string 6, fret 6, A#2. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  23. Step 23: string 6, fret 5, A2. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  24. Step 24: string 6, fret 6, A#2. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  25. Step 25: string 6, fret 7, B2. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  26. Step 26: string 5, fret 5, D3. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  27. Step 27: string 5, fret 7, E3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.

Position 5

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

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

Position 5 tab sequence steps

  1. Step 1: string 4, fret 2, E3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  2. Step 2: string 4, fret 5, G3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  3. Step 3: string 3, fret 2, A3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  4. Step 4: string 3, fret 3, A#3. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  5. Step 5: string 3, fret 4, B3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  6. Step 6: string 2, fret 3, D4. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  7. Step 7: string 2, fret 5, E4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  8. Step 8: string 1, fret 3, G4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  9. Step 9: string 1, fret 5, A4. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  10. Step 10: string 1, fret 3, G4. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  11. Step 11: string 2, fret 5, E4, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  12. Step 12: string 2, fret 3, D4. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  13. Step 13: string 3, fret 4, B3. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  14. Step 14: string 3, fret 3, A#3. Interval b5. Scale degree 4.
  15. Step 15: string 3, fret 2, A3. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  16. Step 16: string 4, fret 5, G3. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  17. Step 17: string 4, fret 2, E3, root tone. Interval 1. Scale degree 1.
  18. Step 18: string 5, fret 5, D3. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  19. Step 19: string 5, fret 2, B2. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  20. Step 20: string 6, fret 5, A2. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  21. Step 21: string 6, fret 3, G2. Interval b3. Scale degree 2.
  22. Step 22: string 6, fret 5, A2. Interval 4. Scale degree 3.
  23. Step 23: string 5, fret 2, B2. Interval 5. Scale degree 5.
  24. Step 24: string 5, fret 5, D3. Interval b7. Scale degree 6.
  25. Step 25: string 4, fret 2, E3, 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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