Beginners Notes #70-Blues Scale in E on the E9th neck

Dick Sexton · From: Greenville, Ohio

5 Note Blues Scale in E and finding it on the E9th neck.

Think of it as two frets back from the pedal down “Key Position”, with your “B” pedal down.
Tabbed in the key of “E”. Play it against the E, A & B7 cords of the key. It works!

1_____________________________5_________________________________________
2______________________5D______________________________________________
3________________________________5______________________________________
4__________________________5____________________________________________
5___________________5___________________________________________________
6_______________5B_____________________________________________________
7____________5__________________________________________________________
8_________5_____________________________________________________________
9______5________________________________________________________________
10__5___________________________________________________________________

Here is an easy little blues run.
3_______________________________________________________________________
4_______________________________________________________________________
5__5____5____8___8___10____10____12____12____10____10____8___8___5___5_
6____5B________8________10B_________12B_________10B________8_______5B__
7_______________________________________________________________________
8_______________________________________________________________________
9_______________________________________________________________________
10______________________________________________________________________

3_______________________________________________________________________
4_______________________________________________________________________
5__3____3----5~~________________________________________________________
6____3B________________________________________________________________
7_______________________________________________________________________
8_______________________________________________________________________
9_______________________________________________________________________
10______________________________________________________________________

And another. Humm…. This looks like a way to get up the neck on any country song!
3_______________________________________________________________________
4_______________________________________________________________________
5__5_______8______10__________12__________10_________8_______5__________
6____5B______8_______10B________12B_________10B________8 _______5B______
7_______5______8_________10_________12F_________10_______8_________5___
8_______________________________________________________________________
9_______________________________________________________________________
10______________________________________________________________________

Here is an example played on Lap Steel. Try playing it on your E9th with the same expression and feel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wMUjOCbq2U&feature=related

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