The blues scale
Minor pentatonic plus the flat fifth: 1, flat 3, 4, flat 5, 5, flat 7.
- Category
- Scales, keys and modes
- First taught in
- 4.10 Hear chords away from the score
- Theory cards
- The blues scale (Level 4)
- Riffs and licks (Level 6)
In the lessons
3 lessons and 3 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| 4.10 | Hear chords away from the scoreBoxcar Boogie, written for the Method |
| 6.5 | Try other scale coloursOctave Walk Shuffle, written for the Method |
| 6.8 | Keep ragtime movingPeacherine Rag, Scott Joplin |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| 4.10 | Sevenths and the blues |
| 6.8 | Ragtime syncopation |
Related ideas
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