B Rock'n'Roll / Boogie Scale
4-string bass · 7 notes · 7 notes · major family
Notes
B
C♯
D
D♯
F♯
G♯
A
Solfège : Si – Do♯ – Ré – Ré♯ – Fa♯ – Sol♯ – La
Interval Structure
B
T
C♯
½T
D
½T
D♯
T+½T
F♯
T
G♯
½T
A
→
B+oct.
T
Scale Chords (triads)
| Degree | Chord (in B) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | Bm | minor |
| II | C♯? | — |
| III | D | Major |
| IV | D♯? | — |
| v | F♯m | minor |
| vi° | G♯° | diminished |
| VII | A? | — |
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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