G# Composite Blues Guitar Scale
Guitar scale in Double Drop D tuning — fretboard diagram
G# Composite Blues in Double Drop D — Notes and Intervals
The G# Composite Blues scale is a comprehensive nine-note jazz scale that merges major and minor blues structures. On Guitar, it contains the notes G#, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, F, F#. It allows improvisers absolute melodic freedom over dominant chords, blending happiness and grit in every line. Commonly used in Jazz, Blues, Fusion, Funk. Notable players include John Scofield, Robben Ford, Larry Carlton. Use over dominant 7th chords in blues and jazz-blues. Contains both major and minor 3rds, allowing fluid switching between bright and dark.
Notes: G#, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, F, F#
Intervals: 1P, 2M, 3m, 3M, 4P, 5d, 5P, 6M, 7m
Degrees: 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7 8 b9
Formula: W-H-H-H-H-H-W-H-W
Number of notes: 9
Tuning: Double Drop D (D-B-G-D-A-D)
Explore This Scale in Other Tunings
- G# Composite Blues in Standard Tuning
- G# Composite Blues in Drop D
- G# Composite Blues in DADGAD
- G# Composite Blues in Open G
- G# Composite Blues in Baritone (B Standard)
- G# Composite Blues in 7-string
- G# Composite Blues in 8-string
- G# Composite Blues in Drop C
- G# Composite Blues in Drop B
- G# Composite Blues in Open D
- G# Composite Blues in Half Step Down
- G# Composite Blues in Open E
- G# Composite Blues in Open A
- G# Composite Blues in Open C