How does the blues scale work?
A blues scale is a six note scale based on the major or minor pentatonic with added chromatic “blue” notes. The blue notes are ♯ 4/♭5 in the minor blues scale and ♭3 in the major blues scale. This means that a blues scale on guitar is built with the same notes as the blues scale on bass or piano.
What is the formula for a blues scale?
The blues scale is esentially a minor pentatonic scale with an added flat fifth. The blues scale formula is 1, b3, 4, b5, 5, b7. The easiest way to remember this scale is to think of it as the minor pentatonic and simply learn where the added notes are within the normal five minor pentatonic positions.
What is the major blues scale?
The hexatonic, or six-note, blues scale consists of the minor pentatonic scale plus the ♭5th degree of the original heptatonic scale. This added note can be spelled as either a ♭5 or a ♯4. The major blues scale is 1, 2,♭3, 3, 5, 6 and the minor is 1, ♭3, 4, ♭5, 5, ♭7.
What are the 4 most used chords in music?
The I–V–vi–IV progression is a common chord progression popular across several genres of music. It involves the I, V, vi, and IV chords; for example, in the key of C major, this would be: C–G–Am–F.
What keys go together?
Four of the five differ by one accidental, and one has the same key signature. In the key of C major, these would be: D minor, E minor, F major, G major, and A minor….Closely related key.
| Tonic (Major) | Submediant | Subdominant, dominant, supertonic, and mediant |
|---|---|---|
| B♭ | Gm | E♭, F, Cm, Dm |
| F | Dm | B♭, C, Gm, Am |
What are the major music keys?
In music a key is the major or minor scale around which a piece of music revolves. A song in a major key is based on a major scale. A song in a minor key is based on a minor scale. A song played in the ‘key of C major’ revolves around the seven notes of the C major scale – C, D, E, F, G, A, and B.
How do you tell if a song is in a major or minor key?
When you’re listening to a piece of music, if the song sounds bright or happy and uses primarily major chords, you’re probably in a major key. Conversely, if the song sounds dark or gloomy and uses primarily minor chords, you’re probably in a minor key.
What is the key of C?
C major (or the key of C) is a major scale based on C, with the pitches C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. C major is one of the most common key signatures used in music. Its key signature has no flats and no sharps. Its relative minor is A minor and its parallel minor is C minor.
What are the 3 main chords in the scale of C?
Chords In The Key Of C Major
- I – C major, C major seventh (Cmaj, Cmaj7)
- ii – D minor, D minor seventh (Dm, Dm7)
- iii – E minor, E minor seventh (Em, Em7)
- IV – F major, F major seventh (F, Fmaj 7)
- V – G major, G dominant seventh (G, G7)
- vi – A minor, A minor seventh (Am, Am7)
What is the difference between C major 7 and c7?
C7 = C major – minor 7th or C dominant 7th = C E G Bb. You build this chord by adding a minor 7th to a C major triad. Cmaj7 = C major – major 7th = C E G B….Introduction to the Modes of the Melodic Minor Scale.
| Mode | Associated Chord (in C) | Scale |
|---|---|---|
| Locrian #2 | A-7♭5 | A–B–C–D–Eb–F–G |
| Altered | Balt7 | B–C–D–Eb–F–G–A |
What is the difference between C minor and C major?
The defining difference between C major and A minor is that the tonal center of C major is C and the tonal center of A minor is A. This means that, in C major, chords and melodies will tend to return to rest on the C note, whereas in A minor they will tend to resolve and rest on the A note.
What chords are in key of C?
Popular chord progressions in the key of C
| Progression | Chords |
|---|---|
| I-V-vi-IV | C-G-Am-F |
| I-ii-IV-V | C-Dm-F-G |
| I-vi-ii-V | C-Am-Dm G |
| I-vi-IV-V | C-Am-F-G |
What fret Do you capo for key of C?
If you put the capo on the first fret and play chords as if in the key of C (such as C, F & G) you take C and add 1 semitone and get C# or Db (same note – two different names depending on the frame of reference). If the capo is on 2nd fret and you play a C chord it will sound as (and technically be) a D chord.