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    Melody and Blues Scale

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    The blues scale consists of the notes: I + - IIIb + IV + V + - VIIb + I. It differs from the major scale by including a minor third (IIIb) and minor seventh (VIIb) instead of major intervals. The blues scale works melodically over major chords due to its intervals of I, IV, and V matching those in major chords. Its ambiguous tonality is part of the blues sound. Practicing the five-note blues scale in different positions on the fretboard in the keys of C, G, D, A, and E will help internalize how it fits over different chords in a 12-bar blues progression.

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    The blues scale consists of the notes: I + - IIIb + IV + V + - VIIb + I. It differs from the major scale by including a minor third (IIIb) and minor seventh (VIIb) instead of major intervals. The blues scale works melodically over major chords due to its intervals of I, IV, and V matching those in major chords. Its ambiguous tonality is part of the blues sound. Practicing the five-note blues scale in different positions on the fretboard in the keys of C, G, D, A, and E will help internalize how it fits over different chords in a 12-bar blues progression.

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    The blues scale consists of the notes: I + - IIIb + IV + V + - VIIb + I. It differs from the major scale by including a minor third (IIIb) and minor seventh (VIIb) instead of major intervals. The blues scale works melodically over major chords due to its intervals of I, IV, and V matching those in major chords. Its ambiguous tonality is part of the blues sound. Practicing the five-note blues scale in different positions on the fretboard in the keys of C, G, D, A, and E will help internalize how it fits over different chords in a 12-bar blues progression.

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    Melody and Blues Scale

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    The blues scale consists of the notes: I + - IIIb + IV + V + - VIIb + I. It differs from the major scale by including a minor third (IIIb) and minor seventh (VIIb) instead of major intervals. The blues scale works melodically over major chords due to its intervals of I, IV, and V matching those in major chords. Its ambiguous tonality is part of the blues sound. Practicing the five-note blues scale in different positions on the fretboard in the keys of C, G, D, A, and E will help internalize how it fits over different chords in a 12-bar blues progression.

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    The Blues Scale

    The blues scale: (+ = 1 step; - = step) I + - IIIb + IV + V + - VIIb + I In the five keys, it will be: C: G: D: A: E: C G D A E + + + + + Eb + F + G + - Bb + C Bb + C + D + - F + G F + G + A + - C + D C + D + E + - G + A G + A + B + - D + E

    If we write a major and a blues scale in parallel, they look like this: Major: I + II + III - IV + V + VI + VII - I Blues: I + - IIIb + IV + V + - VIIb + I The interval I + - IIIb is a minor third, that should indicate a minor scale. But a blues melody is usually played over major chords. And a major chord consists of the notes I + III + V. So we will often play a melody based on a scale with a minor third over chords with a major third. For that reason, blues does not have a very well established tonality, and that is part of the blues-sound. You should also note the VIIb in the blues scale, compared to the VII in the major scale. If you read my lesson about the 12-bar blues form, you will remember that I stressed the dominant-7 to tonika [tonic - ed] relationship, and I stressed the effect of the intervals built on the VII note: First of all the minor fifth interval from the VII note to the IV note, but also the minor third interval from the VII note to the II note. Now you can notice that both the VII note and the II note are omitted from the blues scale, but are still part of the blues-harmony. Class Assignment: Have someone play a 12-bar blues accompaniment or play along with a tape. Practice those 5 boxes in the 5 keys mentioned. Listen carefully how the scale works over different chords. After a while you will realize that it is boring to play the scale up and down. You must play melodies, and you have to utilize notes outside the blues-scale as "spices" in your playing. But we will cover that in a later lesson, where we will look at some blues-licks.

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    +---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | 1 4 7b 3b 5 1 | | | | | | +===+===+===+===+===+ | | | | | | | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | | 5 1 4 | | | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | 3b | | | 7b 3b | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | | 5 1 4 | | | | | | | | +===+===+===+===+===+ | | | | | | 3b | | | 7b 3b | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | 4 7b 3b | 1 4 | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | +===+===+===+===+===+ | | | | | | 4 7b 3b | 1 4 | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | 5 1 4 7b | 5 | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | | | | | 3b | +---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | 5 1 4 7b | 5 | | | | | |

    Box 1.
    The fret marked with a double line is the position. If you play it in the open and 12th positions E 5th position key of A, 8th position will give you C

    Box 2:

    2nd (and 14th) E 7th pos A, 10th pos C, 12th pos and open D

    Box 3: 4th pos E 9th pos A 12th pos and open C 2nd pos D

    Box 4:

    +===+===+===+===+===+
    | | | | | | | | | | 3b | | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | | | 5 1 | | | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | 7b 3b | | 4 7b | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+ +---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | | | 5 1 | | | | | | | |

    7th pos E 12th pos and open A, 3rd (and 15th) pos C, 5th pos D

    Box 5:

    +===+===+===+===+===+
    | | | | | | 7b 3b | | 4 7b | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+ | | | | | | 1 4 7b 3b 5 1 | | | | | | +---+---+---+---+---+

    9th pos E, 2nd pos A, 5th pos C, 12th pos and open G.

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