G Blues Guitar Scale Shapes

The G Blues scale on guitar: scale shapes and exercises, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: G Bb C Db D F

Tuning: E Standard (E A D G B E)

Scales

Scale shapes

CAGED - C Shape

e|--8---9--10-|
B|--8--11-----|
G|--7--10-----|
D|--8--10--11-|
A|--8--10-----|
E|--8---9--10-|

CAGED - A Shape

e|-10--13-----|
B|-11--13--14-|
G|-10--12-----|
D|-10--11--12-|
A|-10--13-----|
E|-10--13-----|

CAGED - G Shape

e|--1---3-----|
B|--1---2---3-|
G|--0---3-----|
D|--0---3-----|
A|--1---3---4-|
E|--1---3-----|

CAGED - E Shape

e|--3---6-----|
B|--3---6-----|
G|--3---5---6-|
D|--3---5-----|
A|--3---4---5-|
E|--3---6-----|

CAGED - D Shape

e|--6---8---9-|
B|--6---8-----|
G|--5---6---7-|
D|--5---8-----|
A|--5---8-----|
E|--6---8---9-|

3NPS - First Position

e|--9--10--13-|
B|--8--11--13-|
G|--6---7--10-|
D|--5---8--10-|
A|--4---5---8-|
E|--3---6---8-|

Exercises

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