Lessons - Blues – Blues Scale Key Of E (Guitar Tab)

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For some people, learning scales is easier with a scale chart. Others (like myself) prefer to practice at first with the scale tablature and going from there. Here are some practice positions for anyone that wants to learn the Blues Scale in the key of E. Each ( ) note lets you know you're playing the key/root note. Practice makes perfect! Play around with each position & put your own individual stank on it.

[Open Position]
e|-----------------------------(0)-3-(0)---------------------------|
B|-------------------------0-3-----------3-0-----------------------|
G|-------------------0-2-3-------------------3-2-0-----------------|
D|-------------0-(2)-------------------------------2-0-------------|
A|-------0-1-2-----------------------------------------2-1-0-------|
E|-(0)-3-----------------------------------------------------3-(0)-|

[3rd Fret]
e|-----------------------------3-5-6-5-3-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------3-(5)-----------(5)-3-----------------------|
G|-----------------2-3-4-----------------------4-3-2-----------------|
D|-----------(2)-5-----------------------------------5-(2)-----------|
A|-------2-5-----------------------------------------------5-2-------|
E|-3-5-6-------------------------------------------------------6-5-3-|

[5th Fret]
e|-----------------------------5-6-7-6-5------------------------------|
B|-----------------------(5)-8-----------8-(5)------------------------|
G|-------------------4-7-----------------------7-4--------------------|
D|-------------5-7-8-------------------------------8-7-5--------------|
A|-------5-(7)-------------------------------------------(7)-5--------|
E|-5-6-7-------------------------------------------------------7-6-5--|

[7th Fret)
e|---------------------------------7-10/(12)-10-7---------------------------------|
B|-------------------------8-10-11----------------11-10-8-------------------------|
G|-------------------7-(9)--------------------------------(9)-7-------------------|
D|-------------7-8-9--------------------------------------------9-8-7-------------|
A|------(7)-10--------------------------------------------------------10-(7)------|
E|-7-10----------------------------------------------------------------------10-7-|

[9th Fret]
e|---------------------------------------10-(12)-10---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------10-11-12------------12-11-10------------------------------|
G|-----------------------(9)-12------------------------------12-(9)-----------------------|
D|------------------9-12--------------------------------------------12-9------------------|
A|---------10-12-13------------------------------------------------------13-12-10---------|
E|-10-(12)------------------------------------------------------------------------(12)-10-|

[12th Fret]
e|-----------------------------------------(12)-15-(12)-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------12-15--------------15-12-----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------12-14-15--------------------------15-14-12--------------------------|
D|------------------12-(14)--------------------------------------------(14)-12------------------|
A|---------12-13-14------------------------------------------------------------14-13-12---------|
E|-(12)-15------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-(12)-|

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