Scales

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G♭ MINOR BLUES

G♭ – A – B – C – D♭ – E – G♭

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

Where you are with it

Use this over

Gbm · Gbm7 · Gb minor blues · Gb blues-based jazz

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

Concert key

Written G♭ on B♭ trumpet sounds concert E.

Know the scale?

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

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

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