![]() The Blues Scale is a minor scale due to the minor third interval. It’s also worth remembering that the Pentatonic scale is a five-note scale (Penta = 5) and the Blues scale is a six-note scale (Hexa = 6). If you read this guide on the Pentatonic Scale, you’ll get a better understanding of how closely related the Blues Scale is to the Pentatonic Scale. Great blues players know how to add in notes like the flat fifth at any time to add character to their bluesy licks and runs. Try taking the Major Pentatonic Scale and add in a flat fifth. Once you learn how to play the Blues Scale and you get a feeling for how the flat fifth interval changes the feel of the scale, try doing something similar with other scales. The Blues Scale adds this note on top of the minor Pentatonic Scale, which gives the scale its distinctive blues sound. The only difference between the minor Pentatonic Scale and the Blues scale is the flat fifth interval. ![]() The Difference Between Pentatonic and Blues Scale This creates an interesting tension, which gives a bluesy sound. By having both notes in the scale, you can play back and forth between the two. In this scale, the flat fifth interval is a Blue Note because of the way it interacts with the fifth interval. There are many different types of Blue Notes and whether a note is a Blue Note or not depends on the situation. What makes the Blues Scale sound bluesy is the inclusion of the flat fifth interval. Scale formulas always start based on the Major Scale, so read this guide on guitar scales to learn more. You can use the above formula to find any Blues Scale notes you want. This means the C Blues Scale uses the notes: C Eb F Gb G Bb. Then we add in a note a half-step lower than the 5th note (G). You can see in the above example that if we start with the C Major Scale notes, we can get the C Blues Scale by taking the 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 notes, then lowering the 3 and 7 notes by a half-step (one fret on guitar). Here’s an example of how to build the Blues Scale using the above formula: ![]() The Blues Scale uses the intervals: root, minor third, Perfect fourth, flat fifth, Perfect fifth, minor seventh. The formula for the blues scale is: 1 b3 4 b5 5 b7 ![]() Blues Scale Formula and Basic Music Theory This means if you already know how to play the minor Pentatonic Scale, you’ll find it easy to learn how to play the Blues Scale. The reason the Blues Scale is so popular with guitarists is that it’s easy to learn and instantly gives you a distinctive blues sound.Īs you will see later in the scale diagrams, the blues scale is almost exactly the same as the minor Pentatonic Scale. The Blues Scale covered in this guide commonly used by guitarists is a six-note scale, called a hexatonic scale. That scale is usually called the Blues Scale or the Minor Blues Scale. There are a few blues scales and many guitarists argue over the definitions and what makes a scale a ‘blues’ scale.įor the purpose of keeping this guide simple, the one most popular with guitarists takes the notes of the Minor Pentatonic Scale and adds in a flat fifth. 7.5 Related Guides and Lessons: What Is the Blues Scale ![]()
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