When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Paul Natkin/WireImage/Getty Images In my last column, I presented a shuffle rhythm ...

T- Bone Walker constantly played major thirds and sixths, which are not usually included in the “blues scale.” Photo by Heinrich Klaffs via Wikipedia. Reproduced under Creative Commons License. “The ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Vintage blues is all about character and personality. The great guitarists ...

Having looked at the minor pentatonic scale last month, this issue we’re moving on to its close relative, the blues scale. We say ‘close relative’ because the two scales are almost identical - just ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Step 1: The blues scale is a variant of the minor pentatonic scale, which in turn is a cut-down ...

One of my favorite sounds in blues and blues-rock soloing is utilizing the “blue note.” I’m talking about the flatted 5th, or b5, which is located one half step below the 5th of the root note of ...