Blues scales
A Minor Blues
Minor pentatonic plus the blue note (b5). The most-played scale on earth.
Notes
How to get there
Minor pentatonic with the b5 added between 4 and 5.
On your instrument
Tap any note to hear it. ● root ● scale note
Guitar - Standard (EADGBE)
Chords in this scale
This scale skips too many steps to stack tidy thirds - treat any of its notes as colours over the drone instead of building chords.