The Blues Scale on Guitar: Adding the Blue Note to Your Pentatonic
If you already know the pentatonic minor scale, the blues scale is one note away. That one note — the chromatic passing tone between the…
Blues Scale
The Flatted Fifth: The Devils Interval That Became the Blues Note
The flatted fifth. The devil’s chord. The devil’s interval. This lesson is part of our blues scale series. If you lived long enough ago, they’d…
Chromatic Passing Notes: Add Color to Your Blues Guitar Solos
Your pentatonic scale has five notes. The fretboard has twelve notes per octave. What about those other seven notes? Most guitar players treat them like…
Finding I-IV-V Chord Tones in Your Pentatonic Scale
Once you know where the notes are in your pentatonic scale, the next step is connecting them to the chords you’re playing over. That’s where…
Understanding Minor Pentatonic Notes: Find Your Tonic and Never Get Lost
You know the minor pentatonic scale pattern. You can climb through those three positions. Your fingers know where to go. But here’s the thing most…
Minor Pentatonic Scale: The Foundation of Every Blues Solo
If you want to sound like you know what you’re doing when you solo, you need to know this scale. It’s the foundation of blues…