Guitar scales a complete guide and library online guitar books. Only one note different from a major scale it has a b3 interval, the melodic minor scale is effective when soloing over tonic minor chords, such as the im7 chord in a minor blues progression. Em blues scale, root on a string am blues scale extended root on a 10th fret g mixolydian scale gm pentatonic 3rd fret. Since it contains a flatted third and a natural fifth, the minor blues scale is, by definition a minor scale. Mel bay the only book to exclusively focus on the blues scales as it applies to jazz guitar. Until and unless you know which notes of the scale to focus on, your melodies, solos and improvisations will only sound mediocre at best. Master the minor pentatonic scale using the whole fretboard. If youre looking for a simpler version of the blues scale, you might find that the minor pentatonic is a good solution. The notes to the right in one form, will be the same as the notes to the left in the next highest form. The minor pentatonic is actually the same as the blues scale, except it has one less note.
It contains scale diagrams with notation and tablature for each scale and tips on how and when to use each scale. There is quite a bit of music theory in this lesson that will help you understand how the blues actually works. E pentatonic blues scale free pentatonic blues scales. Guitar scales minor blues all 5 patterns positions. The most common way to do this on the guitar is to use chromatic notes as passing notes between scale tones, on each string. When i wrote this, i was a beginner myself, back in 1996. As always, commit the pattern to memory because we will be using the pentatonic scale, the blues scale, and the mixolydian mode in the next. Apr 18, 2015 since it contains a flatted third and a natural fifth, the minor blues scale is, by definition a minor scale. Using the blues scale for guitar fundamental changes. The blues scale has 6 notes, where as the minor pentatonic scale has 5 notes.
To hear each pattern check out the e pentatonic blues scale tab page. To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to master. You should think of the following 5 scale forms as 5 pieces of a puzzle. If you want to know a little bit more about root notes, this article will help you. A good way to remember it is to think of it as natural minor with a 6. All blues scale for jazz guitar bookcd set guitar master.
This scale is called pentatonic, because it contains only 5 greek penta. The first mode that you will explore in this lesson outside of the minor blues scale is the melodic minor scale. A good way to remember it is to think of it as natural minor with a. Why learning more than one scale pattern is beneficial. Find the guitar scales you need to play memorable lead solos. Nov 21, 2014 in this lesson ill show you how to play all 5 patterns of the minor blues scale using 2 notes per string.
This book features a wealth of information, including many scale patterns, six complete solos, and diverse accompanying grooves that use a wide array of chords, tempos, a. 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. In this lesson, were going to look at theory of how the blues scale is made. This division is clearly and systematically preserved in all musical examples till the end of the book. Major and minor blues scales guitar tab and essential licks. As you can now see, there is a lot more you need than a. At its most basic, a single version of this blues scale is commonly used over all changes or chords in a twelve bar blues progression. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the blues scales in all keys. From chords to scales and licks to tricks, all you need to play like the greats. A pentatonic scale is a scale that has 5 notes per octave.
Welcome to the sixth video of the blues guitar quickstart series. How to play the blues scale for guitar six string acoustic. The blues scale consists of six tones wich has the intervals. You can get more charts in with custom tunings using my interactive scale generator here. Here is the interval pattern for the melodic minor scale. Learn how to play up and down the neck with ease and break out of those box patterns. There are a couple of different blues scales in existence but well learn the one most commonly used for blues guitar. This book is very good and very useful even if you do not know how to read music as everything is shown in guitartab format as well.
See more ideas about blues scale, guitar scales and guitar lessons. The blues scale is esentially a minor pentatonic scale with an added flat fifth. Microsoft word majorminor blues scalesboxes guitar. Guitarblues wikibooks, open books for an open world. You dont have to go through this lesson to continue with the blues series, but if youre curious about blues music theory, then this will be a. This is quite different than most other guitar styles, where you start with learning a scale and then play readymade songs from a sheet of paper. Three essential blues scales every guitarist should know. The easiest way to remember this scale is to think of it as the minor pentatonic and simply learn where the added notes are within the normal five minor pentatonic positions. The blues scale may be the most common scale used in rock and blues. It is in the minor family of chord and scale qualities.
The cool, swing, chicken picken, jump blues sound that this scale produces makes a solid addition to the repertoire of any modern guitarist. These are the only scales you need to be the complete blues guitarist, tyler says. The fretboard is shown with the lowest pitch string at the bottom and the highest pitch string at the top unless youve tuned your instrument differently. Look, the pentatonic scale is one of the most commonly used scales in all genres of music. Blues scales blues is an irresistible tonality for a guitar player. But its especially crucial for playing blues guitar. On this page there are easy to follow tabs along with audio at three different speeds. This 248 page book is part of a series of similar volumes, including the guitar grimoire. In this blues guitar lesson we are going to take a deeper look at how the blues scale is actually made. In this lesson we will learn how to play the blues scale. If you are stuck in the pentatonic box then this is the way out of it. How to take your blues improvisation beyond the blues scale, and play like b. Dorian minor scale guitar patterns d fretboard chart by. This book features a wealth of information, including many scale patterns, six complete solos, and diverse accompanying grooves that use a wide array of chords, tempos, and rhythmic feels.
In any key, the pattern of intervals in between the notes of this scale is in halfsteps, or guitar frets. Each scale or mode is mapped out all over the neck, and in all positions to let you play with any scale in any key anywhere on the guitar neck. All of the essential diagrams, drawings and information concerning theory, scales, and their uses in one. It is also often the first scale a new born guitar player practice on the guitar. Pdf total guitar the ultimate scale book guilherme. There is only 1 blues scale the hexatonic, or 6note scale james very kindly provided the chart. The only book to exclusively focus on the blues scales as it applies to jazz guitar. The blues scale on the guitar fretboard fingering, forms, intervals. All blues scale for jazz guitar bookcd set guitar master class publications. Be sure to download the eguide for help with fingerings. The scales have been mapped out showing all the relative intervals in each pattern making it much easier for you apply the information to your playing by putting the dots in a harmonic context. A pentatonic scale is a 5note scale derived from the major scale. For more information about my teaching, and my long.
Blues scale 4 things you need to know national guitar. Though it takes you longer to use this scale in your solos, the payoff is well worth it. The fifth mode of the major scale system, this 7note scale is commonly used by country and rock players as they solo over blues chords and chord progressions. We will use the e blues scale as our example scale to start with. Read on for a complete blues scale guitar lesson the basic blues scale guitar pattern. In this lesson, we go through exactly what scales are and how to learn them.
Gm blues scale 3rd fret am pentatonic scale 5th fret root. Here to demonstrate three essential blues scales is tyler larson. Pentatonics vs blues scales effective music practice. I n this lesson we will learn how to play the blues scale. The minor pentatonic scale is typically the first scale guitarists learn to solo with and is very commonly used to form solos in rock, blues, and other popular styles. Em blues scale, root on a string am blues scale extended root on a 10th fret g mixolydian scale gm pentatonic 3rd fret title. Okay, theres a few others, but these are the three most important. There is also a major blues scale see modes of the minor blues scale below, and both are commonly used by guitar players in several different musical genres.
Guitar scales are easy when you know how theyre constructed. Gordon is he feels, one of his most important books because of the nature of the blues scale and how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music. In this lesson, were going to shift our focus from rhythm blues guitar over to lead blues guitar by learning a shape for the blues scale. It is usually used on guitar to extend the blues scale, giving us a natural second and natural sixth. Scales are presented as fretboard diagrams, as well as in notation and tab.
This lesson will show you how to integrate other scale options that will add more color to your solos and give you more creative. Scales page the guitar scales page of this website. This pdf contains the scale charts for the blues scale in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. The way to resolve it is to move to a stable note next to it. A guide that helps you immediately know which specific notes of a guitar scale sound best over the chord being played in each part of a blues song.
A guide for beginners weve provided musical notation and tab for this killer scale. To the left you will see the how the scale formula is applied to the scale form, and to the right you will see a suggested fingering. A major feature of the blues scale is the use of blue notes. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in. Jun 24, 2019 the guitar scales chart book is an instant download, so you can start learning and playing new scales within minutes. Blues minor blues scale guitar patterns chart, key of a. Jan 01, 2004 blues scales a topic that usually takes a maximum of 2 pages a regular book of jazz theory, here extends to 80 pages. All the scales featured on this page work over the standard 1 4 5 blues progressions, but ive made it clear when a scale can be used in a minor key, major key, or both. From chords to scales and licks to tricks, all you need to play like the greats schonbrun, marc on. The blues scale tones, intervals, blue notes blues guitar.
The dorian minor scale is one of the seven diatonic modes. The guitarist s scale book by peter vogl is a complete scale encyclopedia for guitar with over 400 scales and modes. You will learn the scales and chords found in all rock and blues songs, and master the unique techniques that define them. The last scale that we will explore in this section of the blues guitar theory guide is the mixolydian scale. The book comes as a pdf file, which can be read on your screen and printed suitable for printing on us letter and a4 sized paper. 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 guitar keyboard scales poster pdf if you take a few minutes to read the next 15 pages up. Learn all 5 patterns of the e pentatonic blues scale and learn to play blues guitar. Blues scales a topic that usually takes a maximum of 2 pages a regular book of jazz theory, here extends to 80 pages. Show me chords that sound good with a d blues scale. Each scale is illustrated in more than one fretboard position, giving you. When playing a blues solo, the blues scale is treated interchangeably with the minor pentatonic scale. The scales are identical except for the addition of one note, the b5 in the blues scale.
Dorian minor scale guitar patterns d fretboard chart by jay. It is the only difference between the blues scale and the minor pentatonic scale. Blues minor blues scale guitar patterns chart, key of a by. Using the blues scale for guitar fundamental changes music. Here we have the blues scale written in the key of a. This is the scale you see in the guitar scale chart on this page. Scale diagrams can also be labeled with either letters or scale degrees. Show me chords that sound good with an e blues scale. The basic form that you have already learned is the 2nd one listed here. A compendium of formulas for guitar scales and modes, the guitar grimoire. 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. Often new players are drawn to the instrument because of a desire to play the blues. Scales are the musical grammar theyre looking for, and this book is a onestop shop for every scale guitar lovers could ever imagine.
Learn the 5 caged scale positions of the dorian minor scale with jay skylers accurate, high quality guitar neck diagram. The guitar scales chart book features all of the widelyused guitar scales pentatonic, blues, etc. As well, major and minor blues scales are used in different ways in a lead guitar situation. The pentatonic blues scale is a great tool for blues guitar and rock guitar soloing and improvising. It is widely used against dominant blues progressions, songs in major, songs.
Blues scale 4 things you need to know national guitar academy. It is an alteration of the 5 tone minor pentatonic scale which adds one note called the blue note. The blues scale is derived from the minor pentatonic scale. Solo guitar blues licks and solos 12bar blues guitar. We start with the minor pentatonic scale in e theres also a major pentatonic scale, which sounds not so sad, but for a deep basic blues well take the minor. What is your favorite blues scale to play on guitar. Home scales major blues scales major blues scale changes the ultimate roadmap in my preliminary lesson on soloing over blues progressions, we looked at simple ways to give good ol minor pentatonic more mileage in your blues guitar solos.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Firstly a clear and precise representation of the two basic blues scales major and minor. After the pentatonic minor scale and major scale, the blues scale is probably the most widelyused scale in guitar improvisation. The guitar command guitar scales chart book is a comprehensive reference book for all lead guitarists. A good blues guitar player doesnt need to be fast he needs to know when to play which note like a good storyteller without a book.
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