Blues Scales

The hexatonic (six-note) blues scale is basically a minor pentatonic scale with the addition of a blue note between the fourth and the fifth degrees. That single note creates a typical Blues sound.

Many times it's just the best choice for solo improvisation, and, as long as you play the right notes, there's really no wrong way to do it.

Two-octave blues scales are also available: PDF

A bluesA blues scale
D bluesD blues scale
G bluesG blues scale
C bluesC blues scale
F bluesF blues scale
Bb bluesBb blues scale
Eb bluesEb blues scale
Ab bluesAb blues scale
A# bluesA# blues scale
D# bluesD# blues scale
G# bluesG# blues scale
C# bluesC# blues scale
F# bluesF# blues scale
B bluesB blues scale
E bluesE blues scale