Scale · Pentatonics
A blues
The minor pentatonic with the blue note (b5) in the middle. It is the note that makes a solo sound dirty in the right way.
Notes going up, in the Guitar sound.
Instrument
Tuning
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Notes
- A1
- Cb3
- D4
- D#b5
- E5
- Gb7
Also written as A · C · D · Eb · E · G.
Formula
A 6-note scale — the distances are in the degrees.
Degrees
1 · b3 · 4 · b5 · 5 · b7
Chords in the scale
Triads that fit entirely inside A blues. The roman numeral is the degree: uppercase is major, lowercase is minor, ° is diminished.