| The blues scale is a hexatonic scale consisting of the minor pentatonic scale plus the #4 or b5 degree, however, since blues notes (or blue notes) are alternate inflections, strictly speaking there can be no one blues scale. As named in contemporary jazz theory its use will be based upon the key and not the immediate chord, unlike some chords used in jazz. The "blues scale" may also be a diatonic scale with lowered third, fifth, and seventh degrees and blues practice is derived from the "conjunction of 'African scales' and the diatonic western scales." |
A Minor Blues Scale - Jody Worrell Rock/Blues Scale- Bob Standard riffs using the blues scale - Peter Vogl Three most commonly used scales in blues - The Minor Pentatonic, The Blues Scale and The Dorian Mode Exploring Blues Scales - Dan Denley Prev Top Next |
