Eb Major Blues Scale on the Guitar – 5 CAGED Positions, Tabs and Theory

The Eb Major Blues Scale contains the following notes:

Eb – F – Gb – G – Bb – C

For a complete lesson on the Major Blues Scale, read this lesson.

If you already know about the major blues scale and would just like to know how to play it in five positions as well as the open position of Eb, read on. This page includes notation/tabs and scale diagrams for each position along the fretboard.

Here’s how to play the Eb Major blues scale in the open position.

Open Position E Major Blues Scale

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Eb Major Blues Scale CAGED Positions

Here are the 5 CAGED positions for the Eb Major blues scale (notes and tabs).

3rd Position (lowest fret is 3)

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5th Position (lowest fret is 5)

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8th Position (lowest fret is 8)

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10th Position (lowest fret is 10)

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12th Position (lowest fret is 12)

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