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Blues Scale

A six-note scale derived from the minor pentatonic with an added flattened fifth, central to blues and rock music.

Category
scales
Pronunciation
/bluːz skeɪl/
Origin

English (descriptive)

Length
220 words · 2 min read

About Blues Scale

The blues scale takes the five notes of the minor pentatonic scale and adds a chromatic passing note — the flattened fifth (or sharp fourth), often called the blue note. In C, the scale runs C, E-flat, F, G-flat, G, B-flat.
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