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 | Cm | minor |
| II | D? | — |
| III | E♭ | Major |
| IV | E? | — |
| v | Gm | 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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