Blue note
(bloo note)


[Eng.]

A slight drop of pitch on the third, seventh, and sometimes the fifth tone of the scale, common in blues and jazz. Also bent pitch.

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Holiday: Fine and Mellow (with Mell Waldron All Stars)
W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank -- Disc 3, Track 50
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