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