Learn & Master Guitar
SESSION 13 - Playing the Blues Estimated Time to Learn These Concepts - 2 Weeks
“We all have idols. Play like anyone you care about but try to be yourself while doing so.� ~ B.B. King, Legendary Blues Guitarist
What's a Blues Scale? A BLUES SCALE is derived from the major scale. Some notes are added and some notes are adjusted. To form a blues scale, you add the flatted third and the flatted fifth. Also, adjust the seventh step of the major scale down a half step to form a flatted seventh. The flatted third, fifth, and seventh would be called the BLUES NOTES.
C Major Scale
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C Blues Scale
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C Minor Pentatonic Scale The C MINOR PENTATONIC scale already includes all but one of the blues notes. So, an easy way to sound bluesy is to just play the minor pentatonic form. If you wanted to add the flatted fifth blues note, you would just need to add one extra note to the form.
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b7 Playing the Blues