Db 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 Db) | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| i | D♭m | minor |
| II | E♭? | — |
| III | F♭ | Major |
| IV | F? | — |
| v | A♭m | 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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