Jazz Guitar: Two Blues Scales? – Jazz Guitar Lesson
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When we first learn how to improvise on a simple Jazz guitar blues, we are usually taught the good old “blues” scale. In fact, what we start with is only *one* option for soloing. In Jazz, we like to add a little more spice (as usual!)
So, could there be a simple secret? Yes!
In summary, you can sound more “jazzy” immediately in a Jazz guitar blues solo simply by shifting to another blues scale that has the same “shape” on the guitar. Instead of improvising with just one scale, we are now at TWO blues scales. Starting to sound like jazz, a little bit …
And this other blues scale simply is the “major” version of what you already know. Not so surprisingly, lots of classic Jazz guitar solos use this scale (along with the minor one).
In this video, you will learn how to use the “major blues” scale (derived from the major
pentatonic) and the well-known “minor blues” scale (derived from the minor pentatonic) to create nice flowing jazz / blues improvisations…
Why we do it: many elements of the blues are present in traditional Jazz improvisation, so it’s important to study and learn blues thoroughly. Play blues everyday!
Examples are demonstrated on a blues in the key of C :
C7, F7, C7, C7
F7, F7, C7, A7
Dm7, G7, C7, G7
(one bar for each chord)
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I find this Lesson to be somehow Helpful over how to Solo on Bobby Timmons's "Dat Dere"
Marc, could you do a video about how you comp the turnaround in a blues. I've seen you do it in several video's but I can't figure out what you're doing. I love the bass line!
Thank you Marc. When we use the C major blues scale over C7 chord, is that actually F mixolydian bebob scale. In this way, can we also treat C7 chord as C dorian scale with the major third ( extra note from f mixolydian bebop scale ) in it on the 1 chord of I-IV-V blues progression ?, that would also add the flat seventh of C chord to our scale on the first 4 bars of 12 bar blues. Regards.
Very nice lesson..:)…i like those major blues scales they are much more usefull than the other one….it is same in the standard tunes…if you are playing for example fly me to the moon in the key of C the best blues scale to play there is the A blues….C blues is o.k. if you are avoiding that F note…usually…but it depends on a chord…
Oh, that's a long story. For years I was "trying" to do so … and I couldn't. And during one improvisation it just started to happen. Some people think it's good training… some others think it's a bad habit (meaning that you can't stop because you're too used to singing along) … sometimes I wonder if I'm singing along to what I play, or playing along to what I sing. I honestly don't know! (-:
Hello Marc-Andre, I noticed that you sort of "scat" along with your playing. Is this something you developed accidentally or on purpose? I have heard it helps to do this..?
I don't think we should add an F. Whatever I said in the video it's exactly as you are saying A minor blues = C major blues. Notes : A – C – D – D# – E G
Hey Great Lesson!, just a quick question, Why when you start the "A minor blues scale" on C you add an F on it? That's supposed to be a C major blues scale right? with the exact same tones as the A minor blues scale…then, I was wondering, why do you add an F note? Thanks
@TheRhythmspace1 Oh yes. This is a good one. I never mentioned the Khancept book(s) anywhere but they are nice addition to a jazz guitarists library. Sorry about the volume. I have a lot on my plate now but when I can find the original files, I will re-upload with louder master volume. Thank you M-A
@SupairDup Nice observation. What you're saying is 100% accurate. We need to "adjust our ears" so they gravitate around the right root! Thank you. M-A
people who watch this and haven't had a chance to really delve into this stuff should note that you may not want to play exactly the types of riffs you would in an A blues scale transposed on C the tonal centers change and if you really focus on the "root" of the A blues scale it can sound odd. Instead you should note that the C tonic and the chord tones (E and G) are where the the minor third (C) the 5th (E) and the dom7 (G) would be on an A blues scale. It's subtle but it makes a difference
@bonbelel YES!!! Good job in figuring it out. I was just about to send you a reply when I saw you new comment. (-:
@Scarbacca07 Hello. Yes yes. I will have to see what I can do and just boost everything up … I'm not sure if I'll be able to do for all of them it since I "lost" some of the original files for those old old (2 years) videos. Thank you.
@Masterovermind Thanks. Now we are on the "same page".
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I've never heard of that one before.
Do you mean the "C7 pentatonic" as in :
C D E G Bb
?
It can also work, yes.
But in general, if the F7 appears in the fifth bar (as in the C blues), the C minor blues/pentatonic is the most basic and mostly played "sound" of all.