The Blues Scal ‘The blues scale was a staple of jazz from its beginnings. adits use continued in post bop. While the blues scale i sometimes isoated fo stretches of time in improvised sols, players often play from a hybrid blues Mixolydian scale etn ls ak ‘uestacyan yb sale a a Pentatonic Scales "Two types of pentaronic(ive-note) scales are commonly used in post bop: major pentatonic and minor pentatonic. They canbe derived by extracting noes from the major and natural minor seales as shown In post bop jazz, pentatonic seals ae used primarily as superimposed scales, played over a prevailing tonality or chord, By restricting a melodie passage to only five notes, certain colors or chord tones can be «emphasized. For instance, on a C major type chord, three different pentatonic scales are commonly played—C, G, and D major pentatonic. Each emphasizes different colors or chord tones. ch cmjo omit 4... ee — Coie pee me pie aspen Pentitonie sales can be superimposed on other chord qualities as wel. Below are common pentatonic scales for minor seventh and dominant seventh chords boas oo ar o_o Gra Gor penne jer penton DP major pao