- Intro
Blues Scale - Intro
Learn how to play the Blues Scale!Go to Blues Scale.
- Em shape
Blues Scale Em shape
Learn how to play the Em shaped Blues Scale!Go to Blues Scale Em shape.
- Am shape
Blues Scale Am shape
Learn how to play the Am shaped Blues Scale!Go to Blues Scale Am shape.
- Dm shape
Blues Scale Dm shape
Learn how to play the Dm shaped Blues Scale!Go to Blues Scale Dm shape.
- Gm shape
Blues Scale Gm shape
Learn how to play the Gm shaped Blues Scale!Go to Blues Scale Gm shape.
- Cm shape
Blues Scale Cm shape
Learn how to play the Cm shaped Blues Scale!Go to Blues Scale Cm shape.
- Connect Shapes
Connect Blues Scale Shapes
Learn how to Connect all Blues Scale shapes!Go to Connect Blues Scale Shapes.
- Cycle Of 4ths
Blues Scale Cycle Of 4ths
Run the Blues Scale through the Cycle of 4ths!Go to Blues Scale Cycle Of 4ths.
- Improvisation
Blues Scale Improvisation
Learn how to Improvise with the Blues Scale!Go to Blues Scale Improvisation.
Learn how to play the Cm shaped Blues scale!
To solo freely over the entire neck you need to know this shape as well as you know the Em shape.
Can you see all intervals clearly?
Can you see the Cm chord shape?
The Cm Shaped Blues Scale
Possibly the most difficult scale shape to use, the Cm shape offer big jumps (string 3 and 4) in combination with chromatic areas (string 1).
To get such extremes to work you need to spend a lot of time with the Cm shape.
To get yourself kick started with the shape, why not learn a famous lick?
One of the best Cm shaped blues licks around might be lick 3 in Eric Clapton‘s Crossroads, check it out!
To find more licks in the Cm shape, translate your favorite licks in other shapes into the Cm shape.
When you get really good at seeing the intervals it is possible to do this on the fly!
