Let's talk about the Blue scale.
Blue scale is a bit of a misleading term.
Real Blues players don't really think of scales.
They may have practiced scales at some point,
but the actual playing of the blues is not
picking notes from a scale, but rather, the
Blues scale as a concept, is something that
captures a bit of the Blues flavor that can
be used as a tool.
So, when most people use the term Blues scale,
it refers to minor pentatonic, with a flat
fifth added.
So, what I mean by that, is the pentatonic
scale has five notes.
Okay?
So, if I add an extra note in between the
fourth and the fifth, I get this note.
It sounds kind of funny on its own, but if
I throw it into the mix, it sounds like this.
If I play the same thing an octave higher,
I get this.
I'm adding a little bravado and a slight bend
on the third, this makes it sound a little
bluesy-er too.
So, you'll hear that in a lot of riffs, you'll
hear it in some blues licks.
Blues, again, is certainly not limited to
the Blue scale, but it's good to know.
Here are a couple of examples of playing in
a metal style, using the Blue scale.
And, that's this lesson.
Have fun with the Blue scale.
