Blues scale



[Eng.]

A diatonic major scale incorporating a lowered or bent 3rd, a lowered or bent 7th and sometimes a lowered or bent 5th to approximate melodic notes that originated in African work songs. Since the actual pitch is unavailable on a piano, the lowered note is often played or "crushed" against the natural pitch to approximate the blue note.
SCALE STEPS (IN SEMITONES OR HALF STEPS)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
c
 
d
(eb)
e
f
(gb)
g
 
a
(bb)
b
c'

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