![]() Also, this lesson assumes that you already know certain things about reading and applying scales. We’re going to look at five positions of the Major Blues shortly, but first let’s explore the Major Blues a little further. Just like we did with the Minor Blues scale, let’s look at one shape of the Major Blues and then play it in an example key using notes/tabs. We can also look at the scale in terms of the notes that it contains, relative to the major scale: (from root note) – T – S – S – min 3 – T – min 3 (root note again).Just like any scale, we can look at the Major Blues in terms of intervals: The Major Blues however, only really works over Major chords, because it contains a ‘natural 3’, which clashes with the ‘b3’ of minor chords. The Minor Blues scale seems to work over most chords including major chords and minor chords. The Major Blues scale is also a very useful scale, but it is not used as often as the Minor Blues scale. ![]() In the previous lesson, we explored the Minor Blues scale and discussed why it is arguably the most popular scale for guitarists. In this lesson, we’re going to look at the Major Blues scale.
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