Now that you've familiarized yourself with the G Major Pentatonic Scale, it's time to move on to our next lesson: the G Major Blues Scale. The main difference between the G Major Pentatonic and the G Major Blues is that the G Major Blues has an "extra" note. In this lesson, we will be focusing on the "C#" (C sharp) note as the "extra" note. In many cases, the extra note is also referred to as the blue note. More specifically, the "C#" note in the G Major Blues Scale is also referred to as the "flattened fifth" (b5) note. The following is a diagram of the G Major Blues Scale with the blue notes (C#) encircled in blue.
The G Major Blues Scale is composed of the notes G, Bb, C, C#, D, F and G. The scale is diagrammed below:
Here's a comparison of the G Major Pentatonic Scale and the G Major Blues Scale:
Proceed by playing every succeeding note in the G Major Blues Scale right after the "G" note. Begin by playing the note on the guitar string (3rd fret) which is numbered "1". Continue playing according to the order of numbers.
Familiarize yourself with the scale. Try repeating the exercise.
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