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BLU-02 Common Scales Used in Blues

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About this lesson

This lesson plan will give your student three different scales they can use to improvise over a blues progression. Each scale has an in-depth explanations from the SCA series so this lesson plan focuses on how to apply the scales in different keys. Your student will learn the unique characteristics of each scale and when to apply them. This lesson should be used in combination with BLU-03 as it will show them exactly what to improvise over. If your student wants to learn the blues, this lesson plan will help them achieve a big part of playing blues.

This lesson plan will teach your student:

  • How to figure out which scales to use
  • How to improvise using multiple scales
  • How to change to different keys

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BLU-03 12 Bar Blues Shuffle

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SCA-03 The Blues Scale

New lesson material: Blues Scale

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A new lesson plan has been added to the Lesson Materials Section covering the Blues Scale. This scale is great to teach your student how to improvise and get a blues sound. It also teaches them how certain intervals create interesting sounds when compared to the underlying chords. The Blues Scale is closely related to the minor pentatonic scale so make sure your student learns that scale before looking at this one.

Access the lesson materials here: SCA-03 Blues Scale

Other lesson plans on various scales and modes are available in the Lesson Materials Section here.

SCA-03 Blues Scale

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About this lesson

The blues scale is a very interesting scale to use when improvising and easy to learn. Students wanting to learn blues will love it because it easily let's them achieve that blues sound. This lesson plan will explain the scale and provide clear diagrams for your student to memorize the finger positions on the neck. The included lesson instructions will guide you through how to teach the material effectively.

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Related lessons

SCA-02 Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales