Fingering for all blues scales
Found in: Blues
Carol Z., Ohio
Blues & Improv – is there a method for fingering the blues scale in other keys? I understand developing the shapes, but do we just find the most comfortable way of fingering?
Neil Moore
C:
RH 1 2 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 1
LH 5 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 1 4 3 2 1
F:
RH 1 2 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 1
LH 5 4 3 2 1 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 1
Bb:
RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1
LH 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3
Eb:
RH 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1
LH 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3
Ab:
RH 3 1 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 4
LH 3 1 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 1 4 3 2
Db:
RH 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 4 1 3
LH 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 1 4 3 2 1 3
Gb:
RH 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 4 1 3
LH 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 1 4 3 2 1 3
B:
RH 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 4 1 3
LH 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 1 4 3 2 1 3
E:
RH 1 2 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 1
LH 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 1 4 3 2 1 3
A:
RH 1 2 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 1
LH 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 1 4 3 2 1 3
D:
RH 1 2 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 1
LH 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 1 4 3 2 1 3
G:
RH 1 2 3 4 1 3 1 2 3 4 1 3 1
LH 5 3 1 4 3 2 1 3 1 4 3 2 1