Blues scales?

Question

Can anyone tell me the notes for some piano (in c) blues scales? thanks alot!

And also If you know the chords to go with that would be great also :)

Answer 1

Hi, the only blues scale that I know is

C Eb F F# G Bb C

Not much, but hope it helps!

Answer 2

The true "blues scale" is where the real key is major but you play a flatted third, seventh and sometimes fifth--it's kind of playing minor against major.

The C major scale:

C D E F G A B C

C "blues" scale:

C D Eb F G A Bb C

You might want to use Ab sometimes, especially if you are playing against the F chord.

Pentatonic (five note) scales are really cool if you have to improvise, because it almost seems like you never play a wrong note. Guitar players love pentatonic scales.

C Eb F G Bb C

The interesting sound comes from the "clash" of the flatted notes in the melody against the major chords in the accompaniment.

For example; against the C chord (CEG) play C Eb G Bb,
against the F chord (FAC) play F Ab C Eb, against the G chord play G Bb D F.

If the accompaniment is in a minor key, it's cool to play flatted fifths in particular: like C Eb Gb against C minor (CEbG), etc.

Answer 3

minor blues scale in C - C Eb F G Bb
Major pentatonic in C - C D E G A
Dorian mode in C =must played over a minor chord C D Eb F G A Bb
blues scale in C - C Eb F F# G Bb

keep it up!

chord progression of blues is 1+4+5 then 1 so in the key of C minor it goes Cminor FMajor GMajor and back to Cminor which is the tonic

Answer 4

pentatonic minor look it up..