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 | Am | minor |
| II | B? | — |
| III | C | Major |
| IV | C♯? | — |
| v | Em | 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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