The Blues Scale
One of the most common sounds used in Rock sax playing is the Blues scale. It is shown as follows in the key of C in quarter notes and eighth notes.
It is worth comparing the notes of the Blues scale with those of the major scale. Here are the notes of both scales. The numbers written under the note names are the scale degrees which indicate the position of each note in the scale.
The following example shows the type of line that can be created from the Blues scale.
Class Sessions
1- Breathing Technique
2- Expressive Techniques
3- More on Triplets
4- Triplets
5- LESSON ELEVEN
6- Arpeggios
7- Improvisation
8- More on Blues Scales
9- Playing in All Keys
10- Transposing
11- Using Ties
12- Developing Rhythmic Control
13- INTRODUCTION
14- The 12 Bar Blues
15- The Blues Scale
16- Alternating Thirds
17- Vibrato
18- Breath Marks
19- Swing Rhythms
20- Improvising With Set Rhythms
21- Enharmonic Notes
22- Riffs
23- The Chromatic Scale
24- Breathing Exercise
25- Playing With Other Instruments
26- Growling
27- Helpful Hints
28- A Final Solo
29- Approach to Practice
30- Saxophone Fingerings Index