The Blues

Jeff Ellwood

Learning how to play 3 to 7 voice leading

C7

4
&4

G7

The G major 3rd pentatonic scale

C7

The G minor 3rd pentatonic Scale

b7

The B b major 3rd pentatonic scale

b7

The B b minor 3rd pentatonic Scale

b7

The B b minor 3rd pentatonic Scale

&4

&4

b7

? 4 b
4
B

The C major 3rd pentatonic scale

+
+

b
+

b b

b +
+
b

b b

b b + b

The B b major 3rd pentatonic scale

+ b

The C minor 3rd pentatonic Scale

F7

+
b b b

b b
b b

Blues progression showing where to use each pentatonic scale

C7

& .. b

& .
G7

& ..

b7

b
b7

? .. b b b
b
B

F7

C7

C7

G7

G7

C7

b7

b
b7

b
b

b b
E

b7

b
b7

b
b

b
B

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b7

b
b7

b
b

b
B

The Blues

F7

& b b

&
C7

&

b7

b
b7

? b b b b b
E

D mi7

C7

G7

G7

C7

b7

b
E

b7

b
b

b7

b b

b
b7

b b

b
B

A mi7

D7

G7

G7

C mi7

F7

b b

? b b b b b
C mi7

b b

b
F7

b7

b b

b7

b7

b
B

C7

b7

C7

&
&

C7

G7

& b b

11

F7

b
b

b ..

b7

b7

b ..
b

b
b

..

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Example of simple melodies using both pentatonic scales

C7

&
&

G7

b7

& b

b7

? b
B

C7

b b b

b
b

C7

&

b
G

&
B

b7

b7

F7

b7

b7

b b b

F7

b b
C

b7

b7

b b
&

b b b

? b b

b b b

The Blues

& b
3

&

C7

G7

& b b
3

? b b

b7

C7

b7

b
B

b
3

F7

b7

b7

b
3

b b

b
3

b b

Sample blues solo

C7

F7

C7

C7

G7

&
G7

&
&
?

b7

b
b

B7

b7

b b
b

E7

b b

C7

b . j

G
.
J

b7

b7

b b
b . j b
b

B7

b7

b b
b . b
J
B

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F7

F7

C7

b7

C7

J
& J b b . b j b
C7
C7
G7
G7

J
b

J
&

J
3
3

b7

b7

b7

b b J
b

b

b
b
b
b
E7
E7
B7
B7
b
b

? b J b b b . b b b b
J
J
3
& b J b b b . b j
b
3

D mi7

&
&
&
?

A mi7

C mi7

b
b
7

C mi

b
b

G7

D7

F7

b b b b b
F

b b b b b

C7

G7

b7

b b

b7

b b

C7

G7

b7

b7