Blues Practice 1, Basic Blues Workout. 2 2
Now that you're practicing lots of different patterns in different keys, 3 3
it's a good idea to practice your blues chords and scales in those keys as well. 4 4
And that way you'll be able to throw in some blues if you feel the urge. 5 5
Begin by improvising your scales over your three standard blues chords in that key. 6 6
So you can either stick to using the relevant blues scale for 7 7
that key over all the three chords, or 8 8
you can also use the relevant blues scale or flattened seventh scale for each chord. 9 9
This helps develop the ability to use particular scales for 10 10
particular chords rather than just the one blues scale throughout. 11 11
So, to find the blues scale for 12 12
a chord, first of all find the notes of the minor seventh chord. 13 13
So, if you want a blues scale for C, find the minor 7. 14 14
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There's minor, [SOUND] C minor. 16 16
[SOUND] There's the seventh. 17 17
Add in the fourth and the fifth, the flattened fifth [SOUND] of the scale. 18 18
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So, there's the first, [SOUND] flattened third of the minor, fourth, 20 20
the flattened fifth, the fifth, seventh, and the root again. 21 21
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So, basically, if you find [SOUND] the minor 7. 23 23
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And then before the fifth add in the two tones beside it. 25 25
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So let's look at blues scale for D. 27 27
So you find the minor seventh which is D, F, A, C. 28 28
[SOUND] And then near the fifth you do the two notes to the left. 29 29
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So you can do that for any chord. 31 31
And to find the seventh scale for a chord, 32 32
it can either be called flattened seventh scale or dominant seventh scale. 33 33
It's the same as the major scale but the seventh is flat. 34 34
So in C, if you were looking for C seventh scale, there's C major seven scale. 35 35
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So that's the major seventh, so flatten that. 37 37
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And that's what you play over C7. 39 39
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So there's C7. 41 41
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So for each key, you're going to have three voicings for the blues chords. 43 43
So in C you have C, root and seventh. 44 44
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F middle seventh, we're leaving at the root. 46 46
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G7 backwards, no fifth. 48 48
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Back to C. 50 50
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And you can either use your C blues up throughout. 52 52
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Or you can use C blues over the C7. 54 54
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And then F blues scale over the F7. 56 56
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And then a G blues scale over the G7. 58 58
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Or you could use C7 scale over the C7 chord. 60 60
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F7 scale over the F7 chord. 62 62
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G7 scale over the G7 chord. 64 64
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And as you do that, just practice and experiment. 66 66
And then when you've finished, tick the box for each key.