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Pentatonic · C# / D♭ root

C# / D♭ Blues

The minor pentatonic with an added flat 5th (the 'blue note'). The defining scale of blues and rock — raw, expressive, and instantly recognisable.

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Notes in C# Blues

DbRoot
E2nd
Gb3rd
G4th
Ab5th
B6th
Db7th

Hear C# Blues

Blues in All 12 Keys

CC#D♭DD#E♭EFF#G♭GG#A♭AA#B♭B

Other Scales from C#

C# MajorDiatonicC# Natural MinorDiatonicC# Harmonic MinorMinor VariantsC# Melodic MinorMinor VariantsC# DorianModesC# PhrygianModesC# LydianModesC# MixolydianModesC# LocrianModesC# Major PentatonicPentatonic

Often Confused With

C# Minor PentatonicPentatonicC# Natural MinorDiatonicC# Major PentatonicPentatonic

About the C# Blues Scale

The C# blues scale contains the notes Db, E, Gb, G, Ab, B, Db. It follows the interval pattern 3-2-1-1-3-2 and belongs to the pentatonic family.

The minor pentatonic with an added flat 5th (the 'blue note'). The defining scale of blues and rock — raw, expressive, and instantly recognisable. Practising this scale across ascending and descending directions builds reliable recognition of its characteristic mood and sound in any musical context.