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Blues Scale Construction

Learn the formula behind every blues scale and see how it works in C 

Formula: 
W = Whole Step • H = Half Step
WH = whole + half step / 3 semitones
WH – W – H – H – WH – W
1 –  b3 – 4 – b5 – 5 – b7 – 8

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Saxophone​

See It in C Blues:

C – Eb – F – F# – G –  Bb – C
1 –  b3 – 4 – b5 – 5 – b7 – 8

Fingering
Written Note
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C

​Want to understand intervals? Why is C the 1, E the 3, and G the 5?

Learn how intervals connect scales, chords, and improvisation inside the course.

Sax Practice Lab — The Complete Jazz Improvisation System
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