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Is Blues Scale major or minor?
The heptatonic, or seven-note, conception of the blues scale is as a diatonic scale (a major scale ) with lowered third, fifth, and seventh degrees, which is equivalent to the dorian ♭5 scale, the second mode of the harmonic major scale.
Are blues solos improvised?
Improvisation and soloing is a large part in playing Blues guitar. Not only when playing guitar solos, but also for example when accompanying, playing fills and different chord-voicings and rhythms.
What are blues chords?
The twelve-bar blues (or blues changes) is one of the most prominent chord progressions in popular music. The blues progression has a distinctive form in lyrics, phrase, chord structure, and duration. In its basic form, it is predominantly based on the I, IV, and V chords of a key.
What guitar is best for blues?
Here are our top five best electric guitars for blues.
- Fender Strat.
- Gibson Les Paul.
- Gibson ES-335.
- PRS McCarty 594.
- Gibson SG.