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C blues scale

C E♭ F G♭ G B♭

Formula: 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7

The minor pentatonic with the ♭5 added: the blue note, usually played in passing between the 4th and the 5th.

On the neck, frets 0 to 12

eBGDAE3579124♭55♭71♭31♭34♭55♭75♭71♭34♭55♭34♭55♭71♭71♭34♭554♭55♭71♭3

The 1st string (high e) is at the top, as in the app. The root is filled.

Open it in the app: 3. Scales & Modes, in C

The blues scale in other keys