{"id":13921,"date":"2016-06-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=13921"},"modified":"2024-10-07T17:57:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T01:57:48","slug":"transpose-the-minor-pentatonic-blues-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/transpose-the-minor-pentatonic-blues-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"A Smarter Way To Transpose The Minor Pentatonic Blues Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who else needs a smarter way to transpose the minor pentatonic blues scale?<\/p>\n

Who else is tired of having difficulty while trying to move the minor pentatonic blues scale from one key to another?<\/p>\n

Who else wants to figure out the minor pentatonic blues scale of any key on the piano in 5 seconds or less?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If you said to any or all of the questions above, then this lesson is for you. I’ll be showing you one of the fascinating tools I used to conquer the difficulty of transposing the minor pentatonic blues scale to all twelve keys.<\/p>\n

A Note On Blues Music<\/h2>\n

Let’s get started with this study by looking at the blues tradition and its unique scale.<\/p>\n

A Background Information On Blues Music<\/h3>\n

The cultural origin of blues music<\/em> is from Afro-Americans who live in the southern part of the United States of America.<\/p>\n

The earliest blues musicians of the 19th century used it as a medium of expressing sadness (melancholy.) This explains why the blues has its characteristic slow but energetic and dramatic nature that distinguishes it from other related styles like jazz and gospel.<\/p>\n

Blues music began as vocal music before the introduction of instruments like the banjo, guitar, piano, etc., and has a unique 12-bar form.<\/p>\n

The influences of blues music can be seen in several popular music styles like rock ‘n’ roll, gospel, jazz, R & B, etc.<\/p>\n

Suggested Reading: Jazz Blues Form, Bass-Lines, Licks, And Crossover Licks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Blue Notes<\/h3>\n

The practitioners of the blues because of their African descent sometimes used notes [based on the African scale and tuning system] that practically sounded out-of-tune <\/em>because they sound slightly lower than the normal pitches on instruments like the piano and guitar.<\/p>\n

Those notes are known as blue notes. They were used to express melancholy, create a dramatic effect, etc., and made the singer sound worried.<\/p>\n

Here are the blue notes in any major key:<\/p>\n