![]() ![]() In this case, it indicates that the note is “Outside,” or not contained in, the pool of notes you might expect to hear in a more traditional context. The term Blue Note can be used in different ways. This extra note is sometimes referred to as a Blue Note. ![]() In comparison to the Minor Pentatonic scale, the Minor Blues scale has one additional note - a Flatted 5th (or Sharp 4th). The Minor Blues scale is made up of 6 notes, so it’s called Hexatonic. As with the Major and Minor Pentatonic scales, the Major and Minor Blues scales can be called Relative scales because they Contain the Same Notes but Start on Different Notes. These two scales are very similar to the Major and Minor Pentatonic scales. ![]() Two of the most common, though, are commonly referred to as the Major Blues scale and the Minor Blues scale, or sometimes just as the Blues Scale. There are a number of different scales that might be called Blues scales. Major Pentatonic Scale Degrees: 1 2 3 5 6 (1) The Major Pentatonic scale in the Key of C Major is shown below in the diagram of the piano keyboard. An explanation of representing Scale Structure as Scale Degrees in relation to the Parallel Major scale is given on my page discussing Minor Scales. The Major Pentatonic scale degrees in relation to the Parallel Major Scale are shown below. The Major Pentatonic scale is made up of 5 of the 7 notes in the Major Scale. There are other kinds of Pentatonic scales, but they are outside the scope of this discussion. Two of the most common Pentatonic scales are the Minor Pentatonic scale and the Major Pentatonic scale. All Pentatonic scales have only 5 Notes (which is why they are called Pentatonic). The Major Scale has 7 Notes, so it’s called Heptatonic. If you’re not familiar with the Major Scale, take a look at my discussion of that first. The Blues Scales are closely related to the Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales, which are based on the Major Scale. These discussions are located in the resources tab. If you’re not familiar with Intervals such as Whole Steps and Half Steps or Major, Minor, and Chromatic Scales, take a look at my discussions of the Major & Chromatic Scales and the Minor Scales first. Then, we’ll get into the Modes of the Major Scale. I’ll discuss the Pentatonic and Blues Scales first. After the Major, Minor, and Chromatic Scales, some of the most important beginning jazz scales include Pentatonic Scales, Blues Scales, and the Modes of the Major Scale. ![]()
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