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Blues attempts to present some of the non-12-tone music systems from Africa, so it's not a simple major-minor transposition.
One distinction is the harmonic 7th - it has a ratio of 7:4, which does not fit into any interval in the standard "Western" scale (and therefore cannot be played on fixed-pitch instrument such as a piano), and musicians often fake the interval by playing the minor seventh or a major seventh chord.
{apex}bending (lowering) the 3rd, 5th, and 7th scale degree.
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What scale degrees do you have to alter to change a major scale to a blues scale?
Major scale: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Blues scale: 1 b3 4 #4 5 b7 8 The "b" means lowered by a half-step, and the "#" means raised by a half-step.
How many pitches to you need to lower to change a Major Scale to a Minor Scale?
To change a major scale to a natural minor scale, lower the 3rd, 6th, and 7th scale degrees.
What major scale has three flats?
The E flat scale
What is the dominant note in the B-flat major scale?
The dominant note is the 5th note in the scale. In the B Major scale, F is the dominant note.
What is the major scale with B flat as the dominant?
Eb Major
What scale degrees do you have to alter to change a major scale to a blues scale?
Major scale: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Blues scale: 1 b3 4 #4 5 b7 8 The "b" means lowered by a half-step, and the "#" means raised by a half-step.
How did blues musicians alter the major scale to emphasize feeling and emotion?
They use a lowered 3rd and 7th, and add a raised 4th.
What notes are used in the major scale to build the blues scale?
1-2-2,5-3-5-7
Can minor and major blues scale mix in solo?
Yes they can i have tried it myself and it works
Where is the best place to find a blues scale?
The blues scale you may find in the book for Jazz Guitar or blues Piano. You also may find blues scale in the music dictionary of Jazz and Blues or book The Blues scale.
In the twelve bar blues why does playing a flat 3rd work when the I chord has a major 3rd?
because you can play 12 bar blues as if each chord refers to the relative blues scale, for example, blues in C, you can play the C Blues scale during the C chord, and an F blues scale during the F chord and so on. it sounds minor and ultimately makes it sound more bluesy, so to speak
What are the musical features of the blues?
I-IV-V chord progressions. Pentatonic scale with the blue notes added. The blue note is the 4th note of the major scale raised a semi-tone e.g. in A major scale it is D sharp. There are a lot of embellishments in lead guitar e.g. bends, slides, hammer ons, puller offs, vibrato. Also 12 bar blues is good. I love to turn around, when playing my twelve bar chi chi cha. Oh yah. That's blues there. I love da blues. But da blues makes me blue. Also say "I woke up this morning" for that real blues sound.
What is the blues scale on c for alto saxophone?
The simple blues scale beginning on C is: C, Eb, F, F#(Gb), G, Bb, C. Disregarding the repeated C, there are only six notes in the scale so it is sometimes called hexatonic (six tone) blues scale. There are other versions and alterations of the blues scale, as well.
What are the ratings and certificates for - This Is Known as The Blues Scale 2004?
- This Is Known as The Blues Scale 2004 is rated/received certificates of: Argentina:Atp
What is the f blues scale?
The notes to F blues scale are: F, Ab, Bb, Cb, C, Eb and F.
Where can you print out the blues pentatonic scale?
The hexatonic blues scale, which consists of a minor pentatonic scale plus a sharp 4th or flatted fifth, is available at the link below.
How do you play the blues on the guitar?
If your starting out to play blues on the guitar you will need to to know what a I IV V ( 1 4 5) blues progression is. It is basically the root, fourth, and fifth of the key, when you are starting out play these as power chords. Also the first scale to know when playing blues is the minor pentatonic scale ( a lot of people say the blues scale but they are the same thing except the blues scale has a b5). Once you have learned that you can solo over the blues progression. HAVE FUN
