What Is The Blues Scale? Guitar Theory Lesson

👉 Check out all of our Theory courses here, including detailed notes and write-ups: https://www.guitarclub.io/courses?cat... 👉 Try our Guitar Club free here: https://www.guitarclub.io/?utm_source... What Is The Blues Scale? Guitar Theory Lesson The blues scale is essentially just the minor pentatonic scale with the addition of a flattened 5th note. This extra note is considered a passing note, which means that it is not wise to hang about too long on this note. Try to consider the function of this extra note as a bit of tension that resolves to the notes either side (the 4th or 5th). This tension gives the scale a bluesy feel, hence the name of the scale! This scale is used across all genres, not just blues as the name suggests. The formula for the blues scale is 1st, b3rd, 4th, b5th, 5th & b7th, as shown below: (See website). 📱SOCIAL MEDIA Don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel or like our social media pages: 🎸 INSTAGRAM -   / yourguitaracademy   🎸 TIKTOK -   / yourguitaracademy   🎸 FACEBOOK-   / yourguitaracademy   Above all, keep learning and keep having fun! 😀🎸 #yourguitaracademy #guitarlessons #learnguitarfree