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

The E Major Blues Scale contains the following notes:

E – F# – G – G# – B – 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 E, read on. This page includes notation/tabs and scale diagrams for each position along the fretboard.

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

Open Position E Major Blues Scale

E Major Blues Scale CAGED Positions

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

1st Position (lowest fret is 1)

4th Position (lowest fret is 4)

6th Position (lowest fret is 6)

9th Position (lowest fret is 9)

11th Position (lowest fret is 11)

Further Reading

• Scales page
• Major blues scale
• Minor blues scale
• E minor blues scale