Scales

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C MINOR BLUES

C – E♭ – F – G♭ – G – B♭ – C

C
OPEN
E♭
2 + 3
F
1
G♭♭5 · Blue note
2
G
OPEN
B♭
1
C
OPEN
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Where you are with it

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Cm · Cm7 · C minor blues · C blues-based jazz

The minor blues scale combines minor pentatonic vocabulary with the ♭5 blue note.

Concert key

Written C on B♭ trumpet sounds concert B♭.

Know the scale?

Learn hard-bop blues licks that use C blues.

  • Greasy SpoonC7 · ♩ = 118
  • Bleecker AwningC7 · ♩ = 124
Practice the licks →

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