A# Major Blues Scale
4-string bass · 6 notes · 6 notes · major family
Notes
A♯
B♯
C♯
C♯♯
E♯
F♯♯
Solfège : La♯ – Si♯ – Do♯ – Do♯♯ – Mi♯ – Fa♯♯
Interval Structure
A♯
T
B♯
½T
C♯
½T
C♯♯
T+½T
E♯
T
F♯♯
→
A♯+oct.
T+½T
About this scale
The major blues scale enriches the major pentatonic with the b3 (minor third), bringing the major/minor ambiguity central to blues and rock'n'roll. This blend of light and tension is at the heart of Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, and all original rock.
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