A, C, D, E and G notes form the A minor pentatonic scale, so Eb is the all important note that turns this run into the blues scale. Each note is either one, two or three frets apart from its ...

Also known as a ‘mode’, the A Mixolydian scale is just like the A major scale (A B C# ... A minor pentatonic scale (A C D E G). It’s a one-note change which you can easily exploit in your own blues ...