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How to Play the D Blues Scale on Guitar

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D Blues Scale - Open Strings
D Blues Scale with open strings

D Blues Scale with open strings

Performance Tips For This Blues Scale Position

This scale position utilizes open strings, and provides many opportunities for using hammer-on and pull-off techniques to create interesting licks. The easiest way to finger the scale is to:

  • use your third finger to play the third fret of the 4th string
  • use your first two fingers to play the first two frets of the 3rd string (for those interested in playing blues licks: lots of hammer-on opportunities here with the open string)
  • use your first and third fingers to play the first and third frets of the 2nd string

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