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