How to play a blues scale on piano

By | April 6, 2021
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PLAY THE REGULAR C Major SCALE.
On the keyboard you play notes 1 to 8, also called the letters C, D, E, F, G, A, B and C.

NOW PLAY THE NOTES OF C BLUES SCALES
Instead of C scale notes (1,2,3,4,5,6, 7 and 8), play notes number 1, b3, 4, # 4, 5, b7 and 8 (note names C, Eb, F, F # , G, Bb and C). Use your thumb on the white notes and the index or middle finger on the black notes.

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BONUS
Can you figure out the riffs for smoke on the water, Iron Man and Indagadadavida? They use all notes on the C Blues scale (hint: They start with the C note).

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PLAY THE BLUES – C CHORD
Press and hold C chords with your left hand and play the C Blues scale with your right hand.

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PLAY THE BLUES – F CHORD
Play the F chord in your left hand, and play the C blues scale with your right hand.

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PLAY THE BLUES – G CHORD
Play the G chord in your left hand and play the C Blues scale with your right hand.

Tips and warnings

  • The C-blues scale (based on the scale 1 chord) also works well with the four chords (F) and the 5 chord (G).
  • Most blues songs are made up of only 3 chords (1, 4 and 5 chords). You can improvise and make up melodies using the blues scale which is based on the 1 chord, which goes well with all 3 chords used in the song.

    • A blues scale is used to make cool melodies and improvisations in jazz, rock, blues and even heavy metal music. This article shows how to play a C Blues scale on the piano.

    Source:danspela.com