A Blues Guitar Scale Shapes
The A Blues scale on guitar: scale shapes and exercises, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.
Notes: A C D Eb E G
Tuning: E Standard (E A D G B E)
Scales
Scale shapes
CAGED - C Shape
e|-10--11--12-| B|-10--13-----| G|--9--12-----| D|-10--12--13-| A|-10--12-----| E|-10--11--12-|
CAGED - A Shape
e|--0---3-----| B|--1---3---4-| G|--0---2-----| D|--0---1---2-| A|--0---3-----| E|--0---3-----|
CAGED - G Shape
e|--3---5-----| B|--3---4---5-| G|--2---5-----| D|--2---5-----| A|--3---5---6-| E|--3---5-----|
CAGED - E Shape
e|--5---8-----| B|--5---8-----| G|--5---7---8-| D|--5---7-----| A|--5---6---7-| E|--5---8-----|
CAGED - D Shape
e|--8--10--11-| B|--8--10-----| G|--7---8---9-| D|--7--10-----| A|--7--10-----| E|--8--10--11-|
3NPS - First Position
e|-11--12--15-| B|-10--13--15-| G|--8---9--12-| D|--7--10--12-| A|--6---7--10-| E|--5---8--10-|