Major vs Minor Blues Scale

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4 жыл бұрын

In this piano lesson, I debunk the confusion between the major blues scale and minor blues scale.
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Many people get confused between the major and minor blues scales. Many people don't realise there's such thing as a major blues scale.
In this video, I show you the differences between the two scales, how to construct each one and I also show you an interesting relationship between them.
If you have any questions, just drop a comment below :)
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@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын

Did you know there was such thing as a major blues scale? Let me know :)

@TheKidBrothers 4 жыл бұрын

Dude your a amazing person and pianist

@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! Much appreciated 🙏

@gabethebabe8187 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video man, I love the sound of your voice. Great teacher too!

@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gabe! 🙏

@martinhlavac1657 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely no. I had not knowing about it. Thanks a lot :)

@Ilurk247 4 жыл бұрын

excellent tutorial, I never thought about playing the relative minor over a major scale, this is going to help my guitar playing immensely as well, thanks for sharing

@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын

No problem! Yeah it's a handy little trick to remember 😀

@trelkel3805 4 жыл бұрын

That's a good tip about playing the relative minor blues scale over the top of the major scale as it is a lot easier to remember just the one scale especially while improvising.

@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's a handy little trick to remember! 😀

@axelmeneses8271 2 жыл бұрын

This helps explain the relative major and minor keys. It is helpful to be able to understand the difference in order to understand the feel you’re targettong

@edrock26 4 жыл бұрын

Masterful explanation of the differences between the major and minor blues scales! Thank You, Simon!

@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it 😀

@eentropyy 3 жыл бұрын

thanks so much man! your videos help me a lot more than the internet articles, keep up the good work!

@carsonparmelee280 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! It's crazy that starting on a different note can make such a big difference.

@mentosmuncher 4 жыл бұрын

this was uploaded on my birthday ! The visuals explained so much and now today I'm going to incorporate this into my saxophone practice. As well just messing around.

@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын

No way - 22nd november is my birthday as well :)

@voidofmisery4810 3 жыл бұрын

These videos help me out all of the time! Especially learning many instruments, these are helpful! Thanks :)

@ericmstefani 3 жыл бұрын

This was so helpful to help understand by first stating the “bare nessecities” notes of the PENTATONIC SCALES!!

@danielg8001 4 жыл бұрын

Clearest explanation I could find anywhere. The major to relative minor equivalence insight is very helpful. Thank you,

@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын

No problem! Glad you enjoyed it 😀

@MrAdamNTProtester 4 жыл бұрын

Happy Thanksgiving- thankful for the excellent tutorials from Simon

@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын

It's my pleasure!

@quodlibetful 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the explanation that is so clear. I have tried to figures this out for years.

@gopalarao4783 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comparison between major blues scale and minor blues scale. Very clear and to the point. Everywhere I looked people were just beating about the bush

@michaeloyinbo4976 2 жыл бұрын

Good teaching skills brother. God bless you

@piano_legends 4 жыл бұрын

Nice concepts, I really love this video Bro, I have been following ur videos for over 3 years and thanks to ur lectures over the years, I haven't regret subscribing to ur channel. It really transformed my playing. Thanks God bless you Bro

@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear man! So glad you've been finding everything so useful 😀🙏

@rednug1 4 жыл бұрын

This is gold. Great tutorial!

@jonahhandler378 4 жыл бұрын

Hey man you gotta add the 2 and the (flat) seventh for the full blues scale. This video just teaches mixing major and minor pentatonic. Which is a good first step

@jonahhandler378 4 жыл бұрын

1 2 flat3 3 4 5 6 flat 7 is major

@jonahhandler378 4 жыл бұрын

1 2 3 4 flat5 5 6 7 is minor

@JudeMaddenSongs 4 жыл бұрын

I don't play piano but that is probably the best explanation I have heard

@marcelszekowski315 2 жыл бұрын

i literally play drums ...

@vansullivan236 2 жыл бұрын

Great info, thank!

@amusicalafro5819 3 жыл бұрын

My lesson for the day thank you so much!

@travistran9081 Жыл бұрын

the question for decade has been answered. Thank you. thank you

@yadahpraise 7 ай бұрын

This is lovely!! ♥️ Thankyou

@laurielyon7740 3 жыл бұрын

THAT my friend...........was excellent. Clear, concise and informative. Thanks very much. I will be hanging around, having subscribed.

@maitreyabd 4 жыл бұрын

Very good example n illustration video..!! 😊👍👍

@klautstreif9973 2 жыл бұрын

Just beginning with Blues stuff, and that helps a lot. Thanks! =)

@fadhlanfaidhan5311 3 жыл бұрын

So helpful thanks

@Susanzakho 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing wonderful explanation thank youuu.

@srijansrivastava3507 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent explanation! Thank you :)

@erfanzarin4766 2 жыл бұрын

So helpful👍👍

@ruguoserliegise2716 4 жыл бұрын

Simon, please make a video on some Christmas tune jazz and that sort of thing

@evaneverything119 4 жыл бұрын

Cuz you don’t wAnna take the time to learn but you wanna empress your family at Christmas pus

@ruguoserliegise2716 4 жыл бұрын

EvanEverything impress*

@josephyagappan1896 4 жыл бұрын

I have learnt major Blue scale.. Wonderful explanation.. Thank you!!

@halfmanhalfcat1058 4 жыл бұрын

been trying to find a vid that makes good sense of this... thank you!

@levistgermain5814 4 жыл бұрын

Half Man Half Cat same here , I need to know how to play licks and master the organ

@coloaten6682 4 жыл бұрын

This video is gonna be so useful for me - I'm learning a piece from the ABRSM Jazz Piano Pieces Grade 1 book and there are 12 bars left open for soloing, I'll be using what I've learned here to construct my solo :) Thanks a lot Simon, especially for that tip on the relative minor scale!

@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын

No worries! Good luck in your exam 😀

@Taffy5484 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man!

@marinascala5669 2 жыл бұрын

A really clear explanation, thanks so much Piano Pig!

@Piano_Pig 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@teguhpriyatno9766 3 жыл бұрын

Nice explain...thks a lot

@percussionistOZ 3 жыл бұрын

Love this, thank you.

@jaysmusick5562 4 жыл бұрын

Great content!

@aprilwashington3150 Жыл бұрын

Such a great video. Wish you covered all 12 keys major and minor

@cermet1320 4 жыл бұрын

I really liked where you explained the formula of the blues scale in one of your videos. The 3 2 1 1 3 2 . I wish you could have used this technique in this video as well for the major scale. Thanks!

@tnrd4944 3 жыл бұрын

unrelated but i see ur pfp and be sad

@ZorbaTheDutch 2 жыл бұрын

2 1 1 3 2 3 would be the major blues scale formula. And you see how that is shifted (rotated) one note, 3 steps (a minor third), upwards from the minor blues scale formula. Parallel keys! _ 2 1 1 3 2 3 3 2 1 1 3 2 _

@dianamccandless7094 3 жыл бұрын

Mind. Blown.

@user-wr4zn2wh6k 5 ай бұрын

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@charithrupasinghe2311 3 жыл бұрын

thank you sir!

@yosuahamonangansihotang5604 3 жыл бұрын

This is very good, thanks bro👍🏻

@Piano_Pig 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@Nour01 4 жыл бұрын

Simon, just Brilliant ❤️🎶👌🏽

@kuteopiano9198 4 ай бұрын

very great! Thank you very much!

@Piano_Pig 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@marcelocarbone5169 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for ever help us 👊

@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын

No worries!

@chrisbrown9641 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. All covered noe

@somnathdebmusician3916 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for guide.

@Piano_Pig 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@zanjs2900 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@Brandon-ob9rg 3 жыл бұрын

Fascinating!!!

@manueldelen8361 4 жыл бұрын

me complete beginner, lessons are amazing thanks

@CanalSerSalas 4 жыл бұрын

Great!

@user-qh7ji8ee7q Ай бұрын

Thanks lessons

@christophermatthew7635 3 жыл бұрын

Finally! I have an explanation

@nagawarrior7817 3 жыл бұрын

Love the way teach, can you please show us more.

@Piano_Pig 3 жыл бұрын

I have videos every week and the PianoPig Academy with loads of step-by-step courses! Plenty of material for you to get stuck in with 😃

@nagawarrior7817 3 жыл бұрын

@@Piano_Pig I have great interest in Learning about blues and if you post more video on blues it would be really awesome, so that all the viewers can learn something from you.

@stevenroberts3872 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there. If you play c minor blues over a c chord, when you move up to the Four chord do you move the scale up to f or carry on playing the c minor scale over both chords? Thanks

@Sam-et3ve Жыл бұрын

perfect

@Soulpour Жыл бұрын

Interesting 👍

@vusalrzasoy6268 Жыл бұрын

Thx, bro

@AndreOoi 3 жыл бұрын

Mind blown!

@quodlibetful 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I finally got it after 30 yeaars.

@jdvlogss1608 4 жыл бұрын

I'm using those scale in my playing but never know what it is called haha.. thanks simon ❤️

@micahbrill 2 жыл бұрын

Great

@stuckinamomentt 2 жыл бұрын

@2:30 moment of enlightenment. The blues scale!

@lukemcmillan5264 4 жыл бұрын

Can you use the 4 3 rule for the major chords in the blues scale?

@TheKidBrothers 4 жыл бұрын

Hay man this is the first vid i see of you love the vid saw it on my because you watched this list I’m going to sub and put on notifications Good job From TheKidBrothers

@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel man! Glad you enjoyed the video 😀

@Gospelpianist 4 жыл бұрын

Can u plz explain how to apply blues scale chords

@frederic1000001 4 жыл бұрын

It would have been easier to understand and remember in C but that said theoretically speaking you're videos are always strong and helpful. Thank you.

@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын

I avoid teaching everything in the same key as I like to encourage people to practice in various different keys evenly and not just stick to one key the whole time.

@marufahmedsstudio353 4 жыл бұрын

helpfull

@salmahassan6550 3 жыл бұрын

Wow♥️👏🏼

@ripped_till_i_die 2 жыл бұрын

Bro you look so cool ! Why didn't you show your face in previous videos! Great work with the video too. 🔥⚡

@dannuttle9005 4 жыл бұрын

I did know. What I know about the blues are that they can never decide if they're happy or sad, major or minor, and that is why there are so many dominant seventh chords, and they work...because the blues never resolves.

@cephastagro947 2 жыл бұрын

Tu es le plus fort

@stefania-eleni1347 Жыл бұрын

Question: if you're using as comping major chords from the 12-bar blues pattern and the minor blues you're improvising on top clashes with the major thirds in the chords, then shouldn't you have to make the chords minor, instead? Thank you!

@HydirIdris 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your video. So to sum it up, Major Blues scale is based on Major Pentatonic(add b3) while Minor Blues scale is based on Minor Pentatonic(add b5)?

@Piano_Pig 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@jack2k20 4 жыл бұрын

Smashed

@Gwilfawe Жыл бұрын

I don't understand what you mean about soloing relative minor's blues scale over the major scale. For example. Im analyzing a song that's in Fmajor and when I look at the D minor blues scale, it contains 'Ab' which is not part of the F major scale. Or is that what makes it bluesy? I don't know why this song I'm analyzing sounds bluesy to me. Maybe bluesy is the wrong descriptor... In case you have the time and want to reference, the song is 'While the fire was out' by Brighten. It's just in F major, but it has this quality when the singer is vocalizing over the IV chord and also when resolving back down to the the I that gives it what I 'might be incorrectly' describing as 'bluesy'. Thanks for the video

@MsJulesDumont 2 жыл бұрын

HI! When I play the minor pent scale in C, the 7th should be flat, otherwise it sounds a bit weird. Is that right or am I doing it wrong? Thanks a lot, greetings from Argentina

@YA-ok1mo 2 жыл бұрын

I understood the theory but i think am far from playing well since am a beginner Tnx so much btw i learn a really sth.

@obeimmaculate316 4 жыл бұрын

Bro can you do a tutorial of rap chords

@jessicasmithty4804 4 жыл бұрын

Great lesson .But you said the minor pentatonic is 1,b3,4,5,7 instead of b7 note.

@biropa04 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@yaoguangtang1759 2 ай бұрын

Blues note in Minor Pentatonic Scale is the lat-3rd note, Minor Pentatonic scale add the blues note so call Mnor Blues Scale. Blues note in Major Pentatonic Scale is the flat-5th note, Major Pentatonic scale add the blues note so call Major Blues Scale.

@synthclub 4 жыл бұрын

Wow oh wow.. No I do not no this.. So cool.. Been playing minor blues for 25 years..

@johnbull7965 2 жыл бұрын

Wow....

@garyewart9185 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! A light bulb just went on :-)

@anzatzi 2 жыл бұрын

@1:30 why are you deriving the G minor pentatonic scale from the G major scale? why not derive for the G min scale??

@christophhani5626 4 жыл бұрын

Are there even more useful 'modes' of the blues scale, other than major and minor? Say, starting on D instead of starting on E or G? Sorry if that's a dumb question - I'm really new (but growingly addicted) to music/blues theory...

@Piano_Pig 4 жыл бұрын

There aren't really modes of the blues scale to be honest! It would have no use :)

@augustoforeal4071 4 жыл бұрын

can you explain this in on fl studio

@BlessedOne686 Жыл бұрын

What chords can I play the major blues over?

@Piano_Pig Жыл бұрын

Any diatonic progression

@user-zz2ov6ld8s Жыл бұрын

1:32 it's flat 7. Still awesome video!

@benedict0902 3 жыл бұрын

Vs Moody Blues (And leone abacchio)

@malaquiasalfaro81 2 жыл бұрын

So is the main rhythm of boogie Woogie basically an arpegio of the major pentatonic scale?

@deepanjanmallick6215 4 жыл бұрын

Shouldn't the minor pentatonic last note be flattened 7?If you saying its F then G major only "7th" is F# which isnt the case.It should be Flat 7th .Right?Correct me if I am wrong

@johnbell913 Жыл бұрын

Is it based off the G major scale?

@walterhinojosa7390 3 жыл бұрын

Minor are more delicated and sad. Mayor: much more happy...

@Dahmac Жыл бұрын

Ok, so it has no dominant 7th in it -- then why are dominant 7th chords used for blues pattern??

@sheheryar2002 3 жыл бұрын

The major pentatonic scale is exactly same as raag bhupali if indian music. And the minor blues scale is similar to raag bhimplasi of indian music. Music is universal! ❤️

@veeraraghavuluarigela9022 3 жыл бұрын

Sir, Minor pentatonic scale is equivalent to Raag Suddha Danyasi (Carnatic),Dhani (Hindustani).Not Bhimpalasi.

@sheheryar2002 3 жыл бұрын

@@veeraraghavuluarigela9022 i am talking about minor blues scale, not minor pentatonic

@veeraraghavuluarigela9022 3 жыл бұрын

Sir, We add Tivra M to Raag Dhani is formed Minor pentatonic Blue. So Minor pentatonic scale is not equivalent to Dhani and Bheempalasi because of Both Raags doesn't have Tivra M.It is only Western music Scale.