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major blues scale

major blues, ♭3 blue note

What color?

Major pentatonic enriched with the b3 blue note that rubs against the major third, the characteristic blend of major and minor. A playful, bluesy color, ideal for sliding from the b3 to the 3 in a major phrase.

Origin & history

The major pentatonic tinted with a "blue note" (♭3). It is the color of country licks, rock'n'roll, and blues in a major key.

Which chords to play it on?

Outside the functional consensus: this is an exploration color. Lay it over a vamp or a held chord to tint your improvisation with an unexpected flavor, rather than inside a cadence.

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