Blues Scales (12 Stk)

Jazz Scales BLUES SCALE C | C# = Db | D | Eb | E | F | F# = Gb | G | Ab | A | Bb | B Description Keyboard fingerings : p.1 - p.2 SCALES CHORDS • • • • • •

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major pentatonic minor pentatonic blues scale major scale natural minor harmonic minor

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triad chords 7th chord qualities scale-tone chords IIm7 - V7 Imaj7 progression IIø - V7 Imin progression

melodic minor

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Description of the Blues scale The Blues scale consists of 6 different notes. They are the 5 notes of the minor pentatonic scale, plus one additional note. The note added is the diminished 5th (o5) measured from the scale tonic. For example : adding to the C minor pent. scale : C - Eb - F - G - Bb - C (Audio 1) the diminished 5th - Gb produces the C Blues scale : C - Eb - F - Gb - G - Bb - C (Audio 2) In relation to the Major scale the notes of the Blues scale are : 1 - b3 - 4 -

b5 - 5 - b7 - 1. The b3, b5 and b7 notes of the scale (for C Blues scale : Eb, Gb and Bb) are the so called blue notes of the scale. Audio 2

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Here are the Blues scales in all 12 keys listed in Circle of Fifths order.

1. C Blues scale C - Eb - F - Gb - G - Bb - C

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G Blues scale G - Bb - C - Db - D - F - G

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D Blues scale (Down - Up - Top) D - F - G - Ab - A - C - D

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A Blues scale A - C - D - Eb - E - G - A

5. E Blues scale E - G - A - Bb - B - D - E

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B Blues scale (Down - Up - Top) B - D - E - F - F# - A - B

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F# and Gb Blues scales F# - A - B - C - C# - E - F# Gb - A - B - C - Db - E - Gb

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Db and C# Blues scales Db - E - Gb - G - Ab - B - Db C# - E - F# - G - G# - B - C#

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Ab Blues scale (Down - Up - Top) Ab - B - Db - D - Eb - Gb - Ab