The minor blues scale came naturally to me (growing up on the South Side of Chicago), but I only discovered the major blues scale by listening to solos from the swing era. I realized it was just adding that b3 to the major pentatonic scale.

this is a really good explanation of a topic that i have wondered about for a long time. thanks!

Wow,thanks for this video! A big light bulb went off. I knew because I primarily play alto, I can just play my minor blues scale as I would down a minor third from the major key . But then alternate that with the parallel minor blues scale corresponding to the major key. Back and forth or bigger sections as a call and response to each other. Brilliant! I get what you’re thinking by doing this with favorite “juicy “ phrases, but I’m finding it’s easy to construct my own line in one and reply in the other. I had seen you do a bit in weaving back and forth between the natural 3rd and the minor 3rd judiciously, but it just never sank in to this extent. I was boxing myself in with too strict an interpretation. Thank you!😂

Fantastic Explanation! By far the clearest, logical explanation on the blues scale I have ever seen! I cant tell you how many others have tried and do such a POOR job leaving one more confused than enlightened! Keep up the great work!

Groovy glasses to go with the groovy grooves, LOL, nice one thanks Jamie!

That was an amazing insight into making your improvisation more interesting, thank-you so much

Every sunday i wake up excited knowing that youre posting a new video

This is SO interesting. But wait. Really dim question coming up: (I am not an improviser, but keen to learn how to do it!) At the point in the video where you're improvising using both the A major and minor scales, when the chord on the backing track changes from the tonic to the subdominant and the dominant, you're still using the A scales to solo with over the top of them? Not changing to the notes of the D and E scales respectively? And that works? So in a blues pattern, the notes of the home key will work over the IV and V chords too? I may have worded this badly, but it's Sunday morning 😂

Great lesson. Makes total sense. Clear and useful.

Great work as always Jamie. Im still using all your info and methods and watch your videos every Sunday. 🎷🎷

Great

Spot on Jamie! Brilliant video with key learnings, as usual. Thank you!

I just learned that I've always played the blues using the minor blues scale. I've thrown in elements of the major blues scale just to provide some variation without realizing it was a different scale.

Hello, great worked up and illustrated. Today you used a different setup - what would these be? Thanks very much.

Hi Jaime I always look forward to your videos. Thanks again for sharing your gold and knowledge. I am trying to build endurance on my tenor playing. I watched your masterclass and it helped to work on my lips, relaxation and it's muscles. I am trying to play as relaxed as possible. I am adding time to my practice sessions and I have a gig in about 5 days. I have been working the heads and the changes to play better solos. In addition I have been working on the overtones exercise you gave us and it is helping a lot ! My tone is more centered and my intonation has improved as well. Thanks so much for that !

Great stuff Jamie! Really helpful.

Thanks Jamie, regards!

Really learn alot from you Jamie. Thank you soo soo much. What software do you use to make and screen share your videos?

Jamie how do you tell what key your in?. How do you know that the backing track is in? Iam not talking about the key signature Even when the backing tracking is changing cords you still play in the major or minor blue scales?????

Great lesson !

Nice Jamie - you're really taking us to school, huh?! Also, thanks for reppin' the student Yammy! I've got a YAS23 myself - gets the job done 😁

Great lesson

Great video Jamie could we equate this to playing over chords?

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Hi Jamie-What setup are you playing in the beginning of this video? It really locks into that shuffle, Bill Dogget Hammond organ Honky Tonk bag!

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Great stuff! 🙏

I like the minor scale better

i love it!

Hey Jamie do you happen to have a pdf of all the major and relative scales in full range ??

It sounds like you are playing over a I-IV-V standard blues progression. I’m wondering how the theory here works with your major/minor blues scales that you play over this progression? In the real world a guitarist will tell you, if they tell you anything, what key the song is in and the standard progression is assumed. So what you seem to be implying is that the chord changes are not as relevant as the shift from the major to minor? I’m confused now. I feel like you gave us a great short cut to slice through the I-IV-V progression, but I’m not sure. Thanks a heap, great tutorial.

What!!!!!! No Dark glasses????!! but apart from that, great video!

You actually used the wrong saxophone this week! Alto gang! 😂