C Blues Minor Scale on Guitar in Standard Tuning
The C Blues Minor scale consists of the following sounds: C, E♭, F, F♯, G, B♭. The intervals present in the scale are: unison, minor third, perfect fourth, diminished fifth (aka. augmented fourth), perfect fifth, minor seventh. In terms of semitone steps, the scale is built using the following sequence: root, whole and half step, whole step, half step, half step, whole and half step.
| Scale information | ||||||
| Scale sounds | C | E♭ | F | F♯ | G | B♭ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scale intervals | 1 | ♭3 | 4 | ♭5 | 5 | ♭7 |
| Steps | R | W+H | W | H | H | W+H |
C Blues Minor Scale Harmonization
| Chords in scale | ||||||
| Diatonic chords | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Function name | Tonic | Mediant | Subdominant | Subdominant | Dominant | Leading Tone / Subtonic |
| Diatonic sounds | C F G | E♭ F♯ B♭ | F G C | F♯ B♭ E♭ | G C F | B♭ E♭ F♯ |
| Diatonic intervals | 1 4 5 | 1 ♭3 5 | 1 2 5 | 1 3 6 | 1 4 ♭7 | 1 4 ♭6 |
| Chord extension | ||||||
Related Scales
C Blues Minor Scale in Alternative Tunings
- C Blues Minor Scale – Drop D Tuning
- C Blues Minor Scale – DADGAD Tuning
- C Blues Minor Scale – Half Step Down Tuning
- C Blues Minor Scale – Full Step Down Tuning
- C Blues Minor Scale – Half Step Up Tuning
- C Blues Minor Scale – Open C Tuning
- C Blues Minor Scale – Open D Tuning
- C Blues Minor Scale – Open E Tuning
- C Blues Minor Scale – Open F Tuning
- C Blues Minor Scale – Open G Tuning
- C Blues Minor Scale – Open A Tuning
- C Blues Minor Scale – Drop C# Tuning
- C Blues Minor Scale – Drop C Tuning
- C Blues Minor Scale – Drop B Tuning
- C Blues Minor Scale – Drop A Tuning