Scales

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D♭ MINOR BLUES

D♭ – E – G♭ – G – A♭ – B – D♭

D♭
1 + 2 + 3
E
1 + 2
G♭
2
G♭5 · Blue note
OPEN
A♭
2 + 3
B
2
D♭
1 + 2

Where you are with it

Use this over

Dbm · Dbm7 · Db minor blues · Db 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 B.

Know the scale?

Learn hard-bop blues licks that use D♭ blues.

  • Coltrane's CornerDm7 · ♩ = 126
  • Fire Escape ClimbCm7 · ♩ = 124
Practice the licks →

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