A blues scale is a six note scale with a numeric formula of 1-3-4-♭5-5-7-8/1 (note absence of the second and sixth degrees). A blues scale is simply a minor pentatonic scale with an additional ♭5 degree. The "Blue" note as it is called, is used to create a heavier dissonance while playing over a blues chord progression or static dominant chord. The blues scale is widely used in blues, jazz and rock.
Blues scale profile
| Numeric formula | 1-♭3-4-♭5-5-♭7-8/1 |
|---|---|
| Notation formula (key of C) | A-C-D-E♭-E-G-A/1 |
| Stepping | whole-plus-half, whole, half, half, whole-plus-half, whole |
| Tonal | tone-plus-semitone, tone, semitone, semitone, tone-plus-semitone, tone |
| Harmonized triads (key of C) | n/a |
| Harmonized tetrads (key of C) | n/a |
Blues scale patterns
Blues scale audio sample(s)
| C Blues scale pattern #4 |
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took a while to figure out what 8/1 meant.
The most usefull site for lerning to play guitarr i’v come across.
Thank you Richie
Thanks Nicola! Cheers, Richie
Hi there!
It’s not a blues scales, is’t it? It’s altered…
Hi Elijah, thanks for the head’s up, think that might have happened with the recent changes to the theme, all fixed now though.
cheers
Richie