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F♯ blues scale on guitar

F♯ A B C C♯ E (1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7)

Minor pentatonic plus the "blue note" ♭5, used as a passing note, not a place to sit.

The whole neck

1234567891011121314151617 E A D G B e E F♯ A B C C♯ E F♯ A A B C C♯ E F♯ A B C C♯ E F♯ A B C C♯ E F♯ A B C C♯ E F♯ A B C B C C♯ E F♯ A B C C♯ E E F♯ A B C C♯ E F♯ A
rootscale noteLow E string at the bottom.
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The 5 box positions

Boxes: the standard five shapes, two notes per string, one finger per fret. Learn one, then the next one up: they share an edge. Dots show scale degrees: 1 is the root.

Box 1 (frets 2–5)

123456 E A D G B e 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭3 ♭5 ♭5

Box 2 (frets 4–8)

3456789 E A D G B e ♭3 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭5 ♭5

Box 3 (frets 6–10)

567891011 E A D G B e 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭5 ♭5 ♭5

Box 4 (frets 8–13)

7891011121314 E A D G B e 5 ♭7 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 ♭5 ♭5 ♭5

Box 5 (frets 11–15)

10111213141516 E A D G B e ♭7 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 1 ♭5 ♭5

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Blues scale in other keys