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