G

Pentatonic Scale

G Blues

Minor pentatonic with an added flat 5th (blue note). The sound of the blues.

Notes in G Blues

G1
A#2
C3
C#4
D5
F6
G8

Chords in G Blues

6 diatonic chords
DegreeChordNotesQuality
iG?G – C – D—
iiA#mA# – C# – Fminor
iiiC?C – D – G—
ivC#?C# – F – A#—
vD?D – G – C—
viF?F – A# – C#—

Other Scales in G

MajorG, A, B, C, D, E, F#Natural MinorG, A, A#, C, D, D#, FHarmonic MinorG, A, A#, C, D, D#, F#Melodic MinorG, A, A#, C, D, E, F#DorianG, A, A#, C, D, E, FPhrygianG, G#, A#, C, D, D#, FLydianG, A, B, C#, D, E, F#MixolydianG, A, B, C, D, E, FLocrianG, G#, A#, C, C#, D#, FMajor PentatonicG, A, B, D, EMinor PentatonicG, A#, C, D, FWhole ToneG, A, B, C#, D#, FDiminished (H-W)G, G#, A#, B, C#, D, E, FDiminished (W-H)G, A, A#, C, C#, D#, E, F#Phrygian DominantG, G#, B, C, D, D#, FHungarian MinorG, A, A#, C#, D, D#, F#Lydian DominantG, A, B, C#, D, E, F

Blues in All 12 Keys

CC D# F F# G A#C#D♭Db E Gb G Ab BDD F G G# A CD#E♭Eb Gb Ab A Bb DbEE G A A# B DFF Ab Bb B C EbF#G♭F# A B C C# EGG A# C C# D FG#A♭Ab B Db D Eb GbAA C D D# E GA#B♭Bb Db Eb E F AbBB D E F F# A

Practice by Ear

Scale RecognitionIdentify the Blues scale by ear →Play G BluesHear the scale and practice recognising it →Chord Recognition TrainerIdentify the chords above by ear →Progression TrainerIdentify common progressions in this key →

Chords in G Blues

The G blues scale contains the notes G, A#, C, C#, D, F. Minor pentatonic with an added flat 5th (blue note). The sound of the blues.

The diatonic chords in G blues are G? (i), A#m (ii), C? (iii), C#? (iv), D? (v), F? (vi). These are the chords you can use when writing or improvising in this key — every note in each chord belongs to the G blues scale.

To develop your ear for the G blues sound, use the scale and chord trainers linked above. Being able to recognise these sounds by ear — not just read them from a chart — is what separates musicians who truly hear music from those who only read it.