A# Rock'n'Roll / Boogie Scale
4-string bass · 7 notes · 7 notes · major family
Notes
A♯
B♯
C♯
C♯♯
E♯
F♯♯
G♯
Solfège : La♯ – Si♯ – Do♯ – Do♯♯ – Mi♯ – Fa♯♯ – Sol♯
Interval Structure
A♯
T
B♯
½T
C♯
½T
C♯♯
T+½T
E♯
T
F♯♯
½T
G♯
→
A♯+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in A#) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | A♯m | minor |
| II | B♯? | — |
| III | C♯ | Major |
| IV | C♯♯? | — |
| v | E♯m | minor |
| vi° | F♯♯° | diminished |
| VII | G♯? | — |
About this scale
The Rock'n'Roll / Boogie scale is a major-blues hybrid with the minor 3rd and minor 7th. It captures the essence of boogie-woogie, original rock'n'roll, and the shuffle. Classic bass boogie lines (alternating root and 5th with chromatic runs) derive directly from it.
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