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The Blues Scale

22 July, 2019 - 10:18
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Blues scales are closely related to pentatonic scales. (Some versions are pentatonic.) Rearrange the pentatonic scale in Figure 4.50 above so that it begins on the C, and add an F sharp in between the F and G, and you have a commonly used version of the blues scale. Listen to this blues scale.

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Figure 4.53 Blues scales are closely related to pentatonic scales.