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| I've seen two takes on what
a "blues" scale is. Generally, that is to most people, the blues scale
is a minor pentatonic scale. And you can find examples of those on the
"Scales" page at this site. Some sources, however, indicate that the blues
scale is a pentatonic scale + a b5, and when I play a blues scale, I'll
include that b5. This means that an Am blues scale would include
the notes A, C, D, Eb, E, and G, whereas the Am pentatonic scale would
consist of A, C, D, E, and G (just the 5 notes). |
Play this pattern at the
5th fret to play in A.
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| If you've made it this far
down the page and haven't given up, then, my friend, you are a die hard.
Therefore, you won't mind analyzing the diagram shown to your left detailing
the blues scale, in A, on the guitar neck from thestrings to the
12th fret. With this diagram you should be able to create your own blues
scale fingerings. You should also seriously consider combining various
notes from the 'A' blues scale into chords and then play those notes individually
as arpeggios. This, by the way, is also a great way to practice your major
scales. The point of this exercise would be to demonstrate to yourself
the relationships between scales, chords, and arpeggios. That, essentially,
they are simply ways to organize notes and describe relationships between
those notes. Additionally, in most circumstances, knowing these relationships
will allow you to play "safely." (That's not always desirable, however.) |
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