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
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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.
More scales terms
Major Scale
View all scalesterms →A seven-note scale with the pattern tone–tone–semitone–tone–tone–tone–semitone
Chromatic ScaleA scale comprising all twelve semitones within an octave
Minor ScaleA seven-note scale with a flattened third degree relative to the major
Whole-Tone ScaleA six-note scale built entirely from whole tones
Bebop ScaleA jazz scale that adds one chromatic passing note to a standard seven-note scale, ensuring chord tones fall on strong beats.
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