Major and minor blues scales guitar tab and essential licks by matt warnock wednesday, 02 january 2019 published in guitar lessons the blues scale, whether its major or minor, is one of the most widely used scales in modern music. Connect them in with the expanded i and ii blues scales. Adding a blue note to the regular pentatonic scale result in the pentatonic blues scale. The exercises in this book use the major scale, pentatonic scale, blues scale, and chromatic scale. Heres a little something that ive been working with in the studio this week. Rather than leaving the blues behind you get more sophisticated, you bring the blues along with on your path of development. Since our weather has been so blue up here, i thought it might be fun to work on our improv skills with minor pentatonic blues scales. This division is clearly and systematically preserved in all musical examples till the end of the book. English bb version eb version c version this groundbreaking bookcd package will show you or your students how to use the major and minor blues scales to improvise meaningful soloswithout having to first master all the scales and chords of a tune. The only book ever published showing the beginning jazz soloist how to improvise a real solo using only scales, the major and minor blues scales. Everyone loves to play the blues, but if you only know the minor pentatonic scale, your playingnot to mention your audiences attention spanmight suffer. The major blues scale is some less common than the minor blues scale, and therefore we start with minor and you will find the major by.
The blues scales essential tools for jazz improvisation for all instruments by ny saxophonist dan greenblatt c version the accompanying cd of dan with his working new york rhythm section demonstrates how each exercise should sound, as well as giving the student an hour of swinging playalong accompaniment to practice with. The heptatonic, or sevennote, conception of the blues scale is as a diatonic scale a major scale with lowered third, fifth, and seventh degrees, which is equivalent to the dorian. I remember being introduced to the blues scale in jazz band when i was a sixth grader. Finally, the blues form is extremely flexible, with many variations, a form to which you will return throughout your development an improviser. The mixodorian blues scale for blues soloing learn. Endorsed by michael brecker, jamey aebersold, and others, this is the onl. Good for all levels essential for beginners, perfect for. All the holes and gaps are now filled and you want to work towards playing the minor pentatonic blues scale over the entire neck. The major scale is the constant to which you compare all other scales. The blues scales essential tools for jazz improvisation. These are the only scales you need to be the complete blues guitarist, tyler says.
Blues scale is the pentatonic scale with one more note added in the scale. Many people begin by playing by ear letting their inner musical ear guide their choice of notes. Link to guitar pro file of tab for the guitar harmonic minor scale. The blues scales eb version isbn 97811533 pdf epub. Of course, ideally you dont need or want these written out do you.
I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the blues scales in all. This groundbreaking bookcd package will show you or your students how to use the major and minor blues scales to improvise meaningful solos without having to first master all the scales and chords of a tune good for all levels essential for beginners, perfect for intermediate students, and even useful for professional players to hone their skills on this crucial and often neglected. Read on for a complete blues scale guitar lesson what youll learn. Before moving on to learning a set of scales that you can use to solo over the minor blues progression, lets take a look at the guitar chords that you will be soloing over with these particular scales below are the basic changes to a c minor blues progression, without any substitutions or alterations to the standard form.
What is the difference between a pentatonic scale and a. Blues scales, the, paperback book and cd package, b flat, c, and e flat editions available, and thousands more titles. Dan greenblatt is the author of the blues scales 4. Download our free pdf versions of each scale with fingering. When this happens, the blues scale is often the first jazz scale that the student is taught.
Piano pentatonic blues scales overview with pictures. You can get more charts in with custom tunings using my interactive scale generator here. Now that you have worked on each of the scales used to solo over a c minor blues, and any key of the minor blues, in your studies, here is a handy reference chart that shows each chord with its corresponding scale. Save up to 80% by choosing the etextbook option for isbn. Help with transposing the ideas learned into other keys. There are two pentatonic scales, major pentatonic and minor pentatonic. This pdf contains the scale charts for the blues scale in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. Below is a download link for the pentatonic scale pdf. Pentatonic scales and the blues scale can also be used liberally. You should hear them, feel them, know them, eat them and whatever comes next with them. Pentatonic scales pdf and instructional video guitar. Aug 12, 2019 on this page youll find blues scale guitar tab, patterns and notation that will allow you to play blues scales all over the guitar neck. Link to free printable guitar scales pdf file with all 5 positions of the guitar harmonic minor scale. To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to master.
Minors are written out in both major and minor keys. Free printable guitar scales 14 most commonly used scales. These scales are for obvious reasons perfect when playing blues on the piano. Essential tools for jazz improvising i learned quite by accident from the forum all about jazz. I am offering a free pdf of all major and minor blues scales, written out in all keys. Major and minor blues scales guitar tab and essential licks. There are plenty of arrangements, based on chord progressions, to use. Pentatonic scales pdf and instructional video guitar alliance. Numerous ways to expand the blues scales to make them even more useful. Firstly a clear and precise representation of the two basic blues scales major and minor. The mixodorian blues scale combines three scales into one scale. Stepbystep exercises to get beginning students able to quickly solo using the two basic blues scales.
The pentatonic scale is use primarily used for soloing. The scales are used often for composing melodies and for improvisation. Home blog the mixodorian blues scale for blues soloing. The blues scales c version 1st edition by music, sher. This note is known as blue note and it is the flattened fifth in the case of the minor pentatonic, or the flattened third in the case of the major pentatonic. Sher music essential tools for jazz improvisation language. This note is responsible for giving the blues scale its signature bluesy sound. Finally, try play the melody along with the rhythm section by turning off the saxo. From saxophonist and educator dan greenblatt comes this marvelous book entitled the blues scales.
In the bb version of exercises will fit better with the range of the trumpet some with the range of the saxophone. Greenblatt defines two blues scales, the major and the minor. The blues scale for tenor sax and bb instruments by andrew d. A scale formula shows how the notes relate to a major scale with the same root. In music, the blues scale is similar to a pentatonic scale which is fundamental to music all around the world. As i mentioned, if you know your minor pentatonic scale the blues guitar scale shape will be easy because were only adding one note in each octave. On this page youll find blues scale guitar tab, patterns and notation that will allow you to play blues scales all over the guitar neck. Here to demonstrate three essential blues scales is tyler larson. The blues scalesbb version by dan greenblatt overdrive. Essential tools for jazz improvisation dan greenblatt the blues scales is a book with an approach best suited for the beginning jazz improviser who knows the basic chords and scales. It has more note choices than the blues scale, and can be used to create a more authentic, informed jazz solo over a blues.
Why learning more than one scale pattern is beneficial. The blues scales eb version pdf can be read on any device that can open. What is the difference between a pentatonic scale and a blues. At the beginning of the scale, start with the lowest root note on the open e string and play that note. These are the four most common scales in pop and rock music. The major blues scale is some less common than the minor blues scale, and therefore we start with minor and you will find the major by scrolling down. In fact there are so many other scales that we can use to solo over a blues progression, that it would be a pitty to only use one scale all of the time. I am always getting asked by piano players, guitarists and solo instrumentalists to show them the blues scale.
Jamey aebersold volume 24 major and minor atualizado cd completo e pdf com as paginas faltantes bird 1988 hdtv 720p. Shop and buy the blues scales bb edition sheet music. They think that learning the blues scale will help them to write and perform blues style music and they are correct. Practice the blues scales in all keys and try and connect them with the rest of the shapes so you can play up and down the entire neck. The solution to the is that there really two blues scales that are commonly jazz improvisers, rather than one single is the already looked because of a decidedly minor so. Blues scales blues is an irresistible tonality for a guitar player. Many highly advanced blues guitarists make use of not one single scale, but combine many different scales to make their sound stand out more.
To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to. The blues scales essential tools for jazz improvisation dan. All instruments, blues, improvisation, jazz, scales. Richards demonstrates authentic lefthand patterns and bass lines, chord voicings, blues scales.
Usually its the next scale learned after the major and minor scales. Dan wants the pupil to start with both the minor bb blues scale and the major bb blues scale and use them alternately and then. When playing a twelve bar blues in the key of bb, use the bb blues scale anywhere in the chord progression. Blues scales a topic that usually takes a maximum of 2 pages a regular book of jazz theory, here extends to 80 pages. Greenblattblues scales cd mallet instrument method. A 12bar blues is performed, as the name implies, by playing twelve bars in a given arrangement that are repeated through a song.
There are a total of 430 finger exercises in this book. Order books and transcriptions in easytodownload pdf form. Often new players are drawn to the instrument because of a desire to play the blues. As a jazz educator with a large experience i am constantly looking for educational material on jazz harmony, theory, improvisation and composition, and also on specific topics like this book of dan greenblatt. Essential tools for jazz improvising dan greenblatt on. Three essential blues scales every guitarist should know. The 12bar is an extremely common structure when playing blues. An excellent book, useful to beginners as well as advanced players. The only book that shows how the blues scales major and minor are used to create jazz solos. I have quite a few students who are fans of playing the blues. Designed to help beginners quickly learn how to create meaningful solos without having to first master all the scales and chords of a tune.
The blues scales essential tools for jazz improvisation by dan greenblatt, and. This acclaimed book by dan greenblatt is available at in several formats for your ereader. Greenblattblues scales cd mallet instrument method books. Extensive dictionary of classic major and minor blues scale phrases. In some respects, teaching the this scale as the first jazz scale makes sense. Pentatonic scales pdf and instructional video the pentatonic scale is a 5 note scale that is widely used in rock, blues, country, and other genres. Read them on a desktop, laptop, phone or tablet, and print out pages. Blues practice is derived from the conjunction of african scales and the diatonic western scales.
1659 131 771 1621 1578 1480 1031 1430 310 329 610 1650 1614 230 733 274 931 1435 9 1530 1416 899 903 97 782 699 1123 1230 815 1486 937 532 898