Scales

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D MINOR BLUES

D – F – G – A♭ – A – C – D

D
1 + 3
F
1
G
OPEN
A♭♭5 · Blue note
2 + 3
A
1 + 2
C
OPEN
D
1

Where you are with it

Use this over

Dm · Dm7 · D minor blues · D blues-based jazz

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

Concert key

Written D on B♭ trumpet sounds concert C.

Know the scale?

Learn hard-bop blues licks that use D blues.

  • Three In The MorningDm7 – G7 · ♩ = 108
  • Warm BrassD7 · ♩ = 122
Practice the licks →

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