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Pentatonic & Blues Scales
Five-note scales with the 4 and 7 (or 2 and 6) removed. Add the chromatic blue note to morph a pentatonic into a blues scale.
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Pentatonic & Blues Scales
Scales that work alongside the modes. Pentatonic scales have five notes — they're major and minor scales with two notes removed, giving them a spacious, open sound. Blues scales add a chromatic "blue note" that creates the characteristic blues tension. Click any note to audition it.
Theme:
Key
Tonic
Scale note
Blue note