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Description

In blues and jazz, as well as many other forms of American music, some of the notes of the major scale are altered to substitute "blue notes" which are sung or played at a slightly lower pitch than that of the major scale for expressive purposes.

The "blue notes" are usually said to be the flattened third, flattened fifth, and flattened seventh scale degrees. The flatted fifth is also known as the sharpened fourth, and it may be used in conjunction with the regular fourth and fifth notes.

Lesson Info
Jinx Jones
Instructor Jinx Jones
Styles:
Blues
Difficulty:
Published
Tutorial
Bright Lights, Big City
Tutorial Lessons
  1. Bright Lights, Big City: Introduction
  2. Bright Lights, Big City: Gear & Tone
  3. Big City: 12 Bar Blues Progression
  4. It's All Right: Blue Notes
  5. Don't Believe A Word: Song Intro
  6. Pretty Baby: Verse Rhythm Guitar
  7. Gonna Need My Help: Alternate Rhythm
  8. Knock Yourself Out: Solo
  9. Bright Lights, Big City: Full Performance
  10. Bright Lights, Big City: Single Guitar
  11. Bright Lights, Big City: Jam Along