Scales ยป A Blues

Construction

6-note scale based on the minor pentatonic with an additional flat-fifth. This Blues scale is constructed by starting with the root note of A and following a the sequence of steps: W+H W H H W+H W. The 'W' (whole step) means to skip a note, and the 'H' (half step), means to pick the very next note. The final step in the sequence will always end at the root note (one octave higher).
Here is this process represented visually:
ABbBCC#DD#EFF#GG#AW+HWHHW+HW

All Chords By Type

Chords that are compatible with this scale.

Chord TypeChords
7th Suspended Four Flat 9thD7sus4b9
7th Suspended FourthD7sus, A7sus
7th Suspended SecondD7sus2
Added 9thCadd9
DiminishedAdim
Half-Diminished 7thAm7(b5)
MajorC
Major 2ndC2
Major 6thCM6
Major 7th Flat FifthD#Maj7b5
MinorCm, Am
Minor 2ndCm2
Minor 6thCm6
Minor 7thAm7
Minor Added 11thAmadd11
Minor Added 9thCmadd9
Minor Six-NineCm6/9
PowerchordG5, D5, C5, A5
Six-NineC6/9
Suspended FourthGsus, Dsus, Asus
Suspended SecondGsus2, Dsus2, Csus2

Related Items

Triads Charts
Printable list of charts of all
A Blues Triads
Extended Chords Charts
Printable list of charts of all
A Blues Extended Chords
Scale Charts
Printable list of scale charts for in this scale and tuning.
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