The Blues Scale is derived from the Minor Pentatonic Scale. It has an added #4th. This note gives the scale a bluesy feel. It is the only difference between the Blues Scale and the Minor Pentatonic Scale. As always, commit the pattern to memory because we will be using the Pentatonic Scale, the Blues Scale, and the Mixolydian Mode in the next lesson. We will, also, be using the 12 bar blues so get ready.
Point to notice:
Pattern 5 is probably the most used of the blues scale's patterns
| Description: | A Bluesy sounding scale |
| Quality: | Bluesy |
| Musical Styles: | Blues, Rock, Jazz, Fusion |
| Chords: | Minor, Minor Sevenths, Minor Ninths, Dominant Sevenths, Dominant Ninths |
| Intervals: | (W - Whole Step, H - Half Step) Root -b3-4-#4-5-b7-Octave W+H-W-H-H-W+H-W |
Full Pattern: D# Minor Blues Scale
