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Old September 3rd, 2008, 04:12 PM   #13 (permalink)
msteurbaut
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Originally Posted by Charlie Bernstein View Post
Major and minor pentatonic aren't the only blues scales, are they? Seems like blues tunes use a lot of other notes, too.

For instance:

1. Here's one I use in one song, a kind of blues tango - I'll show it in C (I have no idea what it's called, but it's fun): C D Eb G Ab C

2. The minor octave scale also can fit in a blues tune sometimes.

3. And once in a great while I use the four notes of a diminished chord for a blues scale.

What are some other scales that you like to use for blues?

Thanks!
Blues players didn't think in terms of scales.
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