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 ...

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 ...

A great way to break away from the typical blues soloing sound of pentatonic scales is to incorporate dominant 7 arpeggios into your improvised lines. As the name implies, a dominant 7 arpeggio is ...