Just the blues scale can be considered a basis for a particular key blues. Heres a free sheet i give to all my students after they learn their major scales. Some people seem to be able to memorize the blues jazz patterns by flatting this and sharping that, etc. Improv improvisation is the art of composing music on the spot. Of course, just like with the pentatonic scales, the major blues scale sounds like this, its relative major blues. Its just a sheet with all the 12 blues scales on it. Practicing, using the exercises found in this booklet or in vol. They are improv, technique, ear training and history. Notre dame college marching band woodwind technique book alto sax. These are four of the synthetic scales used in jazz. I am offering a free pdf of all major and minor blues scales, written out in all keys. Its just a sheet with all the 12 major blues scales on it. And when used in the right places, a very hip sounding tool. Jan 09, 2018 if you take a look at the sheet you might notice that the scales are the same as the scales on my free 12 blues scales sheet but that they start on a different note.
Exercises and examples are transposed for alto and tenor sax. In chapter 5 we discussed how modal scales can be applied to a iivi progression. Emphasis is placed on interpreting and performing with the proper style using a combination of pentatonic and blues scales. These four scales also happen to be symmetrical in their intervallic construction. Blues improvisation lesson for saxophone better sax.
Aug, 2018 with the blues foundation course, youll get 30 video lessons, 36 blues backing tracks in all 12 keys and four styles, a pdf course guide, and audio examples of everything youll learn. Its a very useful and versatile scale to know and its where you should start your blues saxophone improvisation studies. The 2020 upgrade to the pentatonic package features. Minor pentatonic has one less note than the blues scale, so theyre practically the same scale. An mp3 funk blues playalong track is included with the lesson. This scale is much used above all in blues,pop,jazz,soul,funk,rhythm and blues,rock. The f major blues scale starts on f and its home base root note is f. The penatanic major and the c major scales see the. Both of these scales can be used in blues songs, pop songs, funk, swing, jazz, and rock music. Jazz scale applications the preceding scales are here roughly arranged from most consonant to most dissonant in relation to the following chord types.
I like to identify blues scales in two forms, a major blues scale and the more traditional minor blues scale. Download the free the child thief brom epub download. For example, the f major blues scale is the same as the d blues scale some people call this the minor blues scale but the d blues scale starts on d and its home base root note. These may repeat exactly over and over if they fit any chord changes, but very. The basic ingredients in music are scales, chords, melody, rhythm, and harmony. This collection of patterns serves as a resource of practice material to improve your technique with the pentatonic scale in all keys.
Free 12 major blues scale sheet neffmusicjazz saxophone. Or only the notes from the minor pentatonic scale, or even fewer notes if you want. See george russells lydian chromatic concept, oliver messiaens harmonic concept, nicolas slonimsky, schoenberg, dave liebman, hindemith etc. Whether its jazz, rock and roll, or country, these scales are used in every style. One octave major and minor scales alto saxophone baritone. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the blues scales in all. If you want to learn the blues scale on saxophone, check out this quick video tutorial to show you what it is, how to play it and how you can learn the building blocks of the blues scale so you.
If youre a saxophonist interested in playing any type of blues based music including rock and roll and even jazz then you need to use the blues scale as your number one tool to make things sound right. You can get more charts in with custom tunings using my interactive scale generator here. Once we embrace the concept of thinking of scales and other musical elements as patterns of intervals, playing them in different keys no longer seems like. Free 12 blues scales sheet neffmusicjazz saxophone and.
For instance, in the c blues scale the notes are c. Music educational books and sheet music downloads for blues, jazz, funk, latin, gospel, rock, celtic styles for instruments including piano, keyboards, sax. I remember being introduced to the blues scale in jazz band when i was a sixth grader. Scales should be played in all keys, at varying tempi at with different articulations. Blues scales for saxophone jason justice saxophone teacher. Hi, heres a quick video to show you how to play the a blues scale on alto saxophone. The scale is used in many different styles of music, such as rock, blues, and jazz. This text deals with many technique issues jazz musicians encounter in the real world. One octave major and minor scales alto saxophone baritone saxophone boltz bands concert c major a major. Note that the top four notes of this scale are the same as the straight dominant scale the bit you have to work on is the bottom f our notes.
Hi, heres a quick video to show you how to play the g blues scale on alto saxophone. This is a nice easy demonstration of the notes that make. All of the content can be viewed and streamed from the members area as well. Hi everyone i am trying to learn and practice some blues scales, and the biggest challenge i have at the moment is on the c blues scale, trying to move smoothly from e flat to low c. The pentatonic scale is perhaps our most versatile collection of notes for improvising and playing melodically. Gordon is he feels, one of his most important books because of the nature of the blues scale and how it is used to improvise in many styles of contemporary music. Print and download in pdf or midi saxophone blues scales. Existing customers automatically get the upgrade delivered free to your email. You should hear them, feel them, know them, eat them and whatever comes next with them. If youd like to delve more deeply into melodic minor scales and how they apply to iivi chord progressions, consider my pdf book, melodic minor scale jazz studies.
Jazz educations purpose is to give you the basics you need in learning to play jazz or to improvise. To help do this you should not only play the scales on your saxophone, but sing the scales, this will really help you to develop an ear for them which will make learning and, more importantly, putting them to good musical use, that much speedier. Blues scales blues is an irresistible tonality for a guitar player. The scale syllabus can help you uncover new sounds. Riffs, on the other hand, are usually licks or phrases that are repeated as part of a tune or improvised backings. There is also a section for technical tips to help you move fluently around the saxophone. The blues scale is one of the first guitar scales we explore on the guitar when learning how to solo. Here is a pdf of the 36 important scales major, dorian, and. Some players have a memorised collection or repertoire of favourite licks that they will throw into a solo every now and then. In some respects, teaching the this scale as the first jazz scale makes sense. All the scales for the tenor sax sax on the web forum. If you dont find that the blues foundation course has helped you improve as a sax player, and learn how to.
The blues scale for alto sax and eb instruments digital. Blues saxophone improvisation with simple 5 note scales. Free pdf of all major and minor blues scales sax on the web. Jason davis music lesson overview a standard lesson will last 30 minutes and will consist of 4 basic areas. On this page i will show you the easiest way to derive major and minor pentatonic and blues scales from any major scale. The blues scale for alto saxophone and eb instruments by andrew d. The more scales you know, the more resources youll have to pull from when its time to branch out and solo improvise. The pentatonic and blues scales are fun to play around with and give you a certain bluesy sound. Of course, ideally you dont need or want these written out do you. The use of a halfstep wholestep diminished scale over the dominant chord is very common in bebop.
All the scales for the tenor sax i have to truly commend those of you who actually put some time into responding to this post. Eb saxophone blues scales sheet music for alto saxophone. Lets learn the blues scales on piano and keyboard in every key. Tonal organizations and applications over dominant 7th chords. This pdf contains the scale charts for the blues scale in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. Free pdf of all major and minor blues scales sax on the. Moving my right little finger from the e flat key to the low c key feels really clunky, and i end up with a. Mar 03, 2002 as you learn the scales you gradually get to learn not just the intervals that make up the shape of that scale, but by visualising them like this you can get to hear in your head how they sound, so that instead of needing to learn each note of a scale one by one parrot fashion you will gradually develop the skill and aural ability that allows your ears to instantly and subconsciously tell. This pdf lesson includes a number of diminished scale patterns along with a discussion of. For example, the f major blues scale is the same as the d blues scale some people call this the minor blues scale but the d blues scale starts on d and its home base root note is d. Its the most valuable way to jump start your blues skills. The blues scale for alto saxophone and eb instruments pdf file.
One octave major and minor scales alto saxophone baritone saxophone boltz bands concert c major a major 7. Concert eflat blues scale is the altos c blues scale c, eflat, f, fsharp, g, bflat, then c the alto sax s eflat blues scale has the notes. Free 12 major blues scale sheet steve neff music blog. Tonguing techniques for beginning saxophone players by expertvillage.
Blues scale in general it can be used on every chord but above all on min7 th and dominant 7th chord. When this happens, the blues scale is often the first jazz scale that the student is taught. Major pentatonic scale the major pentatonic scale shares five notes with the major scale. One of the reasons the jazz greats sound different than you is the fact they have so many sounds scales, chords, patterns, ideas at their disposal. Printable scales written for the saxophone, including major, melodic minor, harmonic minor, natural minor and chromatic below are both printable pdf and html links to all the major, minor and chromatic scales for saxophone. How to play the blues scale saxophone lessons youtube. Often new players are drawn to the instrument because of a desire to play the blues. Alto sax 2 pdf 121 kb every day i have the blues alto sax 1 pdf 155 kb every day i. To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to master. Apr 03, 2017 hi, heres a quick video to show you how to play the a blues scale on alto saxophone. To summarize, the most important scales to learn first are the major, dorian, and mixolydian scales because they help you navigate major 7th, minor 7th, and dominant b7 chords, respectively.
Jazz improvisation lessons jazz saxophone for beginners. Inspiring new exercises that will open your mind and ears to the expansive world of possibilities found inside the pentatonic scale includes 12 new mp3 playalongs. Mar 11, 2015 recently i did a post about the 3 most important jazz scales for beginning improvisers. We also do some i playyou play improvisation practice using a playalong track. Minors are written out in both major and minor keys. This pdf lesson includes a number of diminished scale patterns along with a discussion of the theory needed to understand the application of diminished scale material. The pentatonic scale pentatonic scales have only five notes penta means five. Chord scale exercises motif exercises finger busters. They function well because they are simple and continue reading. A blues scale practice this over an a minor and a c major chord. The blues scale alto saxophone essential lesson what.
A blues scale consists of 6 different notes, namely the root, flat 3rd, 4th, flat 5th, 5th and flat 7th of the major scale. Licks are short musical phrases used in jazz, blues and rock improvising. Usually its the next scale learned after the major and minor scales. Sep 07, 2002 further application of scales to improvisation over chord changes. If youre ready to get started, you can enroll here. This is a nice easy demonstration of the notes that make up the a blues scale and which keys on your. Usually, we begin improvising on songs like blues in bb or f, satin doll, maiden voyage, or summertime. Blues improvisation lesson for saxophone read more. There is a major pentatonic scale and a minor pentatonic scale. Low prices on tahrib i harabat pdf download sax scales. If you follow this link you can download the backing track and pdf guide to give the improv lesson a try yourself.
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