12/18/2017 JAZCLASS - Blues scale lesson , blues scale in all Keys by Michael Furstner

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

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major triad chords
pentatonic 7th chord qualities
minor scale-tone chords
pentatonic IIm7 - V7 - Imaj7
blues scale progression
major scale IIø - V7 - Imin
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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.

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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

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

3. D Blues scale (Down - Up - Top)

D - F - G - Ab - A - C - D

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

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

6. B Blues scale (Down - Up - Top)

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B - D - E - F - F# - A - B

7. F# and Gb Blues scales

F# - A - B - C - C# - E - F#
Gb - A - B - C - Db - E - Gb

8. Db and C# Blues scales

Db - E - Gb - G - Ab - B - Db
C# - E - F# - G - G# - B - C#

9. Ab Blues scale (Down - Up - Top)

Ab - B - Db - D - Eb - Gb - Ab

10. Eb Blues scale

Eb - Gb - Ab - A - Bb - Db - Eb

11. Bb Blues scale

Bb - Db - Eb - E - F - Ab - Bb

12. F Blues scale (Down - Up - Top)

F - Ab - Bb - B - C - Eb - F

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