F Minor Blues scale
Positions across the first 12 frets
RootIn scaleOutside scale
Root
F
Scale notes
F · A♭ · B♭ · C♭ · C · E♭
Intervals from the root (semitones)
0 · 3 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 10
Scale tones follow written degree spelling (F major uses B♭). Muted notes outside the scale retain the fretboard's chromatic labels; audio and positions follow pitch, not spelling.
Scale structure
- F→ 3 semitones →A♭
- A♭→ Whole step →B♭
- B♭→ Half step →C♭
- C♭→ Half step →C
- C→ 3 semitones →E♭
- E♭→ Whole step →F
F Minor Blues has 6 notes and 37 positions across the first 12 frets in standard tuning.