Minor scales cheat sheet harmonic minor raise the 7th scale degree melodic minor raise the 6th and 7th scale degree ascending, revert to natural minor descending. The hexatonic sixnote blues scale is basically a minor pentatonic scale with the addition of a blue note between the fourth and the fifth degrees. Playing the blues often comes down to a straight forward chord progression, which anyone can learn and play on the piano within minutes. Often new players are drawn to the instrument because of a desire to play the blues. They think that learning the blues scale will help them to write and perform blues style music and they are correct.
The major blues scale is some less common than the minor blues scale, and therefore we start with. Some of the most famous blues, boogie and rock n roll songs use this simple chord technique artists like jerry lee lewis, little richard, ray charles and fats domino would use these chords in a lot of their legendary songs. Free minor pentatonic blues scale chart saras music studio. The major blues scale is some less common than the minor blues scale, and therefore we start with minor and you will find the major by scrolling down. Blues scales blues is an irresistible tonality for a guitar player. C major scale and arpeggio free easy piano sheet music.
Every scale determines a key,that is an harmonic combunation of tones based on that scale. Watch the free video lesson, then download the printable pdf sheet music to play along with at your piano. The solution below shows the f blues scale, on the piano, treble clef and bass clef. F major and d minor scales have the same flat key signature. C eb f gb g bb c in relation to the major scale the notes of the blues scale are. For instance, in the c blues scale the notes are c eb f gb g bb c.
The fingerings of the major blues scale resemble fingerings that you may already know for the minor blues scale but starting on different notes. Below are those notes numbered 1 to 6 on the piano keyboard. The scale is made up of the notes a, c, d, e sharp, e, g, and a. While most guitarists are aware that you can also use this scale to improvise over dominant blues chords, many run into trouble when trying to make this scale sound great. How to use the major pentatonic scale now lets look at the major pentatonic scale. Tim wrote the well known exploring jazz piano and improvising. There are a total of 430 finger exercises in this book. Note that scale degrees 10 is the same as 3, 12 the same as 5, 14 the same as 7, and 15 the same as and root. Blues piano scales, chords, and chord progressions for. Blues jazz piano f solo only f blues scale by eric argensse. E major blues scale charts for piano music motivated.
Some of the most famous blues, boogie and rock n roll songs use this simple chord technique artists like jerry lee lewis, little richard, ray charles and fats domino would use. The solution below shows the db blues scale, on the piano, treble clef and bass clef since the key of db appears on the circle of fifths diagram as a major key, lesson 3 explains how to construct the blues scale based on the major scale, for this key for a quick summary of this topic, have a look at blues scale. We provide downloads for common scales including major, the three minor scales natural, harmonic, and melodic, the blues scale, and others. Move up the scale finger by finger until you hit the e sharp with your fourth finger. Learn how to play the a blues scale on piano free video. A quick and easy step by step guide to playing the f blues scale on piano. These scales are for obvious reasons perfect when playing blues on the piano. Another way of looking at the major blues is the major pentatonic with a b3.
We provide downloads for common scales including major, the three minor scales natural, harmonic, and melodic, the blues scale. The scales are used often for composing melodies and for improvisation. How to play a jazz piano solo with 3 easy blues scales featured article, how to, instruments, keyboards, teachers resources october 30, 20 march 29, 2019 drew roberts its important to learn music theory if you want to get into jazz improvisation. F major blues scale charts for piano music motivated. The flat third, flat fifth and flat seventh notes of the scale are the blue notes of the. This pdf contains the diagrams for all the major and minor pentatonic scales in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. These are the seven major scale diatonic chords that come from the f major scale. Jazclass blues scale lesson, blues scale in all keys by. So for this major scale, the 5th note of the major scale is flattened from c to b to make the blue note. Now that you have a good understanding of basic blues form, its time to enhance it to create the more interesting and sophisticated jazz blues progression. You can get more diagrams in the tuning of your choice by using my interactive web app here. Feb 16, 2009 a quick and easy step by step guide to playing the f blues scale on piano.
Preferable is to play the chords with your left hand and notes from the scale with your right more on improvisation. The more popular of the blues scales is a six note scale. We call scales relative if they share the same key signature. Each scale is provided as a separate pdf download with finger numbers above each note. The jazz blues chord progression jazz blues progression in f. Many times its just the best choice for solo improvisation, and, as long as you play the right notes, theres really no wrong way to do it. Natural, harmonic and melodic forms about minor scales.
The chords used are basically major triads and dominant. Heres a little something that ive been working with in the studio this week. For right hand fingering, start on the a with your thumb. Blues jazz piano f solo only f blues scale by eric. All of these are chord tones ct, and therefore, these are not tensions. The b3, b5 and b7 notes of the scale for c blues scale. The harmony of blues music is not usually sophisticated. Learning how to play all the scales on the piano is a great way to improve your overall piano playing.
Two notes which are not part of the basic blues scale but are like first cousins are the 6th and the 2nd. Natural, harmonic, and melodic forms margaret denton, piano minor scales. Minor scales are built on the 6th scale degree of a major scale to quickly find a major keys relative minor, count down 3 halfsteps from. Piano pentatonic blues scales overview with pictures. In terms of scale degrees, f is the tonic of the f major scale.
If d minor is sounded for eight measures, you may use the d blues scale. A major feature of the blues scale is the use of blue notes flattened 3rd, 5th, and 7th notes. Use this piano lesson to learn how to play the f blues scale. An easy way to start improvising on the piano is to play major scales together with the chords that use the same notes. Lets learn the blues scales on piano and keyboard in every key. Eb, gb and bb are the so called blue notes of the scale. The solution below shows the db blues scale, on the piano, treble clef and bass clef since the key of db appears on the circle of fifths diagram as a major key, lesson 3 explains how to construct the blues scale based on the major scale, for this key. This chart highlights the keys f blues scale on piano keyboard.
I am always getting asked by piano players, guitarists and solo instrumentalists to show them the blues scale. This will help you learn how to play melodies and build chords on a piano within the key of e blues. A blues scale consists of 6 different notes, namely the root, flat 3rd, 4th, flat 5th, 5th and flat 7th of the major scale. They are the 5 notes of the minor pentatonic scale, plus one additional note the note added is the diminished 5th o5 measured from the scale tonic. Scales, arpeggios and cadences, two octaves margaret denton, piano major scales, arpeggios, and cadences, 2 octaves these scales are arranged pianistically by groups according to fingering patterns to facilitate memorization harmonic form of the minor scale is shown. This is the hardest part about learning to use the major blues scale. Build a blues scale from a minor 3rd below the root of the f blues scale, that would be the d minor blues scale, and if we play those notes from f to f we have the basic f major blues scale. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Download our free pdf versions of each scale with fingering. Jazz piano basics dan davey tensions are non chord tones that are added to a chord to change the colortexture of the chord. E is the leading tone and f is the octave of the scale. My interactive pentatonic scales chart for piano shows fingering diagrams for both pentatonic major and pentatonic minor scales. If you hear someone mention that a piano sonata by the composer and pianist franz schubert is played in a major, it means that it depends on the a scale.
Heres a free sheet i give to all my students after they learn their major scales. Jul 07, 2018 playing the blues often comes down to a straight forward chord progression, which anyone can learn and play on the piano within minutes. These make great handouts for piano teachers to use with students. This will help you learn how to play melodies and build chords on a piano within the key of f. This chart highlights the keys of e blues scale on piano. A variety of musical scales for guitar and piano players, including musical score, an image of piano keys and a guitar tablature f major blues scale. Jazz blues progression in f learn jazz piano online with. Adding a blue note to the regular pentatonic scale result in the pentatonic blues scale. Whilst the basic 12 bar blues just contains 3 chords, the i, the iv and the v, the jazz blues also incorporates the most common progression in jazz music the 251 progression. To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to master. Whilst the basic 12 bar blues just contains 3 chords, the i, the iv and the v, the. Move up the scale finger by finger until you hit the e. Jan 31, 2014 free minor pentatonic blues scale chart. In this tutorial we create a solo arrangement for georgia on my mind applying the major blues scale with some soulful licks and riffs.
These are the four most common scales in pop and rock music. Minor scales cheat sheet harmonic minor raise the 7 th scale degree melodic minor raise the 6 th and 7 th scale degree ascending, revert to. Bellingham music teachers association scale and arpeggio fingering chart for piano major and minor scales and arpeggios two octaves chromatic scale. Since our weather has been so blue up here, i thought it might be fun to work on our improv skills with minor pentatonic blues scales. Tim wrote the well known exploring jazz piano and improvising blues piano books and has several others to his name. This will help you learn how to play melodies and build chords on a piano within the key of f blues. The 1st construction, using the major scale, starts at lesson 3. Its just a sheet with all the 12 blues scales on it. The pentatonics are fun 5 note scales that are essential to blues and country music. I have quite a few students who are fans of playing the blues. Volume 3 contains 12 jazz piano exercises and explorations by the acclaimed jazz piano educator, pianist, author, and recording artist tim richards. In the case of c pentatonic, the three chords are c7 f7 g7. The exercises in this book use the major scale, pentatonic scale, blues scale, and chromatic scale. The key signature of f major scale has only one b f major scale is the relative major of d minor scale.
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