A Major Blues Scale on Mandolin

Here you can learn how to play the Major Blues Scale in the key of A on the Mandolin. As well as the scale notes, degrees and patterns of the A Major Blues Scale, where available we also provide suggested Mandolin fingerings. In the Mandolin view below, you can display the notes of the A Major Blues Scale mapped out onto the Mandolin fretboard and switch between the notes, degrees, intervals or, if we have them, suggested Mandolin fingerings.

Notes Ascending

A, B, C, C♯, E, F♯, A

Notes Descending

A, F♯, E, C♯, C, B, A

Pattern Ascending

T, S, S, TS, T, TS

S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)

Pattern Descending

TS, T, TS, S, S, T

S = Semitone, T = Tone (2 Semitones)

Intervals Ascending

NotesSemitonesInterval
A > A0Perfect Unison (P1)
A > B2Major 2nd (M2)
A > C3minor 3rd (m3)
A > C♯4Major 3rd (M3)
A > E7Perfect 5th (P5)
A > F♯9Major 6th (M6)
A > A12Perfect Octave (P8)

Intervals Descending

NotesSemitonesInterval
A > A0Perfect Unison (P1)
A > F♯3minor 3rd (m3)
A > E5Perfect 4th (P4)
A > C♯8minor 6th (m6)
A > C9Major 6th (M6)
A > B10minor 7th (m7)
A > A12Perfect Octave (P8)
Root
Third
Fifth

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