F♭ Blues
Minor pentatonic + the flat-5 'blue note'. Six notes. The foundation of blues, blues-rock, and modern guitar vocabulary.
Playback sounds a major 6th below the written notation — the instrument's concert (sounding) pitch.
Audio source: tonejs-instruments by Nick Brosowsky (MIT)
What notes are in the F♭ Blues scale?
The F♭ Blues scale uses the notes F♭, A𝄫, B𝄫, C𝄫, C♭, E𝄫 (one octave; the pattern repeats at higher registers).
What's the Blues scale formula?
The Blues scale follows the interval pattern W+H W H H W+H W, where W = whole step (2 semitones) and H = half step (1 semitone). Apply that pattern starting on F♭ to get the F♭ Blues scale.
What chords work over F♭ Blues?
Blues scale works over the I / IV / V of any blues progression. The ♭5 is a passing tone — don't sit on it.
How do I finger F♭ Blues on Alto Saxophone?
On saxophone, scales train fingering + the altissimo register. Practice the entire range — low Bb through high F (or higher with altissimo fingerings) — at each scale.
When would I use the Blues scale?
Minor pentatonic + the flat-5 'blue note'. Six notes. The foundation of blues, blues-rock, and modern guitar vocabulary.