Scales
Scale Notes & Info
Scale: C composite blues
Description: A 'compounded' blues collection formed by combining major and minor blues or related scales, often yielding a nine- or ten-note set around 1, 2, ♭3, 3, 4, ♭5, 5, 6, ♭7. It gives improvisers maximum flexibility to mix major and minor blues colours over a single progression.
Notes (pitch classes): C, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, A, A#
Intervals (formula): 1P, 2M, 3m, 3M, 4P, 5d, 5P, 6M, 7m
| Degree | Note | Note+Octave | Semitones | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C | C3 | 0 | 1P |
| 2 | D | D3 | 2 | 2M |
| 3 | D# | E3 | 0 | 1P |
| 4 | E | F3 | 4 | 3M |
| 5 | F | G3 | 5 | 4P |
| 6 | F# | A3 | 0 | 1P |
| 7 | G | G3 | 7 | 5P |
| 8 | A | A3 | 9 | 6M |
| 9 | A# | A#3 | 0 | 1P |