Major vs Minor Blues Scale

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  • Опубліковано 21 лис 2019
  • 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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КОМЕНТАРІ • 178

  • @Piano_Pig
    @Piano_Pig  4 роки тому +75

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

    • @TheKidBrothers
      @TheKidBrothers 4 роки тому +4

      Dude your a amazing person and pianist

    • @Piano_Pig
      @Piano_Pig  4 роки тому +2

      Thanks man! Much appreciated 🙏

    • @gabethebabe8187
      @gabethebabe8187 4 роки тому +1

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

    • @Piano_Pig
      @Piano_Pig  4 роки тому +1

      Thanks Gabe! 🙏

    • @martinhlavac1657
      @martinhlavac1657 4 роки тому +2

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

  • @Ilurk247
    @Ilurk247 4 роки тому +56

    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
      @Piano_Pig  4 роки тому +1

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

  • @JudeMaddenSongs
    @JudeMaddenSongs 4 роки тому +16

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

  • @edrock26
    @edrock26 4 роки тому +24

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

    • @Piano_Pig
      @Piano_Pig  4 роки тому +2

      It's my pleasure! Glad you enjoyed it 😀

  • @axelmeneses8271
    @axelmeneses8271 2 роки тому +4

    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

  • @carsonparmelee280
    @carsonparmelee280 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @gopalarao4783
    @gopalarao4783 4 роки тому +1

    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

  • @mentosmuncher
    @mentosmuncher 4 роки тому +3

    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
      @Piano_Pig  4 роки тому +2

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

  • @eentropyy
    @eentropyy 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @ericmstefani
    @ericmstefani 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @trelkel3805
    @trelkel3805 4 роки тому +5

    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
      @Piano_Pig  4 роки тому +1

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

  • @danielg8001
    @danielg8001 4 роки тому +2

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

    • @Piano_Pig
      @Piano_Pig  4 роки тому +1

      No problem! Glad you enjoyed it 😀

  • @rednug1
    @rednug1 4 роки тому +2

    This is gold. Great tutorial!

  • @MrAdamNTProtester
    @MrAdamNTProtester 4 роки тому +3

    Happy Thanksgiving- thankful for the excellent tutorials from Simon

  • @quodlibetful
    @quodlibetful 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @voidofmisery4810
    @voidofmisery4810 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @piano_legends
    @piano_legends 4 роки тому +8

    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
      @Piano_Pig  4 роки тому +1

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

  • @jonahhandler378
    @jonahhandler378 4 роки тому +8

    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

  • @michaeloyinbo4976
    @michaeloyinbo4976 2 роки тому +2

    Good teaching skills brother. God bless you

  • @amusicalafro5819
    @amusicalafro5819 3 роки тому +2

    My lesson for the day thank you so much!

  • @josephyagappan1896
    @josephyagappan1896 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @travistran9081
    @travistran9081 Рік тому

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

  • @laurielyon7740
    @laurielyon7740 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @coloaten6682
    @coloaten6682 4 роки тому +2

    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
      @Piano_Pig  4 роки тому +1

      No worries! Good luck in your exam 😀

  • @halfmanhalfcat1058
    @halfmanhalfcat1058 4 роки тому +1

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

    • @levistgermain5814
      @levistgermain5814 4 роки тому

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

  • @klautstreif9973
    @klautstreif9973 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @srijansrivastava3507
    @srijansrivastava3507 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent explanation! Thank you :)

  • @Susanzakho
    @Susanzakho Рік тому

    Amazing wonderful explanation thank youuu.

  • @yadahpraise
    @yadahpraise 6 місяців тому

    This is lovely!! ♥️ Thankyou

  • @vansullivan236
    @vansullivan236 2 роки тому

    Great info, thank!

  • @maitreyabd
    @maitreyabd 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @ruguoserliegise2716
    @ruguoserliegise2716 4 роки тому +38

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

    • @evaneverything119
      @evaneverything119 4 роки тому +1

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

    • @ruguoserliegise2716
      @ruguoserliegise2716 4 роки тому +3

      EvanEverything impress*

  • @fadhlanfaidhan5311
    @fadhlanfaidhan5311 3 роки тому

    So helpful thanks

  • @marinascala5669
    @marinascala5669 2 роки тому

    A really clear explanation, thanks so much Piano Pig!

  • @percussionistOZ
    @percussionistOZ 3 роки тому

    Love this, thank you.

  • @kuteopiano9198
    @kuteopiano9198 3 місяці тому

    very great! Thank you very much!

  • @erfanzarin4766
    @erfanzarin4766 2 роки тому

    So helpful👍👍

  • @cermet1320
    @cermet1320 4 роки тому +6

    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
      @tnrd4944 3 роки тому

      unrelated but i see ur pfp and be sad

    • @ZorbaTheDutch
      @ZorbaTheDutch 2 роки тому +1

      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 _

  • @Taffy5484
    @Taffy5484 3 роки тому

    Thanks man!

  • @aprilwashington3150
    @aprilwashington3150 Рік тому

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

  • @dianamccandless7094
    @dianamccandless7094 2 роки тому

    Mind. Blown.

  • @Nour01
    @Nour01 4 роки тому

    Simon, just Brilliant ❤️🎶👌🏽

  • @marcelocarbone5169
    @marcelocarbone5169 4 роки тому +1

    thank you for ever help us 👊

  • @jaysmusick5562
    @jaysmusick5562 4 роки тому

    Great content!

  • @manueldelen8361
    @manueldelen8361 4 роки тому

    me complete beginner, lessons are amazing thanks

  • @teguhpriyatno9766
    @teguhpriyatno9766 3 роки тому

    Nice explain...thks a lot

  • @christophermatthew7635
    @christophermatthew7635 3 роки тому +1

    Finally! I have an explanation

  • @charithrupasinghe2311
    @charithrupasinghe2311 3 роки тому

    thank you sir!

  • @CanalSerSalas
    @CanalSerSalas 4 роки тому +1

    Great!

  • @yosuahamonangansihotang5604
    @yosuahamonangansihotang5604 3 роки тому

    This is very good, thanks bro👍🏻

  • @Brandon-ob9rg
    @Brandon-ob9rg 3 роки тому

    Fascinating!!!

  • @chrisbrown9641
    @chrisbrown9641 Рік тому

    Thank you. All covered noe

  • @user-wr4zn2wh6k
    @user-wr4zn2wh6k 4 місяці тому

    ขอบคุณที่ อธิบายให้เข้าใจ !

  • @stevenroberts3872
    @stevenroberts3872 4 роки тому +2

    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

  • @quodlibetful
    @quodlibetful 3 роки тому

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

  • @AndreOoi
    @AndreOoi 3 роки тому

    Mind blown!

  • @zanjs2900
    @zanjs2900 2 роки тому

    Thanks

  • @user-qh7ji8ee7q
    @user-qh7ji8ee7q 6 днів тому

    Thanks lessons

  • @somnathdebmusician3916
    @somnathdebmusician3916 3 роки тому

    Thanks for guide.

  • @Sam-et3ve
    @Sam-et3ve Рік тому

    perfect

  • @lukemcmillan5264
    @lukemcmillan5264 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @Soulpour
    @Soulpour Рік тому

    Interesting 👍

  • @vusalrzasoy6268
    @vusalrzasoy6268 Рік тому

    Thx, bro

  • @nagawarrior7817
    @nagawarrior7817 3 роки тому +1

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

    • @Piano_Pig
      @Piano_Pig  3 роки тому +1

      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
      @nagawarrior7817 3 роки тому

      @@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.

  • @TheKidBrothers
    @TheKidBrothers 4 роки тому +1

    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
      @Piano_Pig  4 роки тому +2

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

  • @micahbrill
    @micahbrill 2 роки тому

    Great

  • @jdvlogss1608
    @jdvlogss1608 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @stefania-eleni1347
    @stefania-eleni1347 Рік тому

    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!

  • @Gwilfawe
    @Gwilfawe Рік тому

    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

  • @Gospelpianist
    @Gospelpianist 4 роки тому +1

    Can u plz explain how to apply blues scale chords

  • @MsJulesDumont
    @MsJulesDumont 2 роки тому

    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

  • @HydirIdris
    @HydirIdris 3 роки тому +2

    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)?

  • @frederic1000001
    @frederic1000001 4 роки тому +6

    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
      @Piano_Pig  4 роки тому +14

      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
    @marufahmedsstudio353 3 роки тому

    helpfull

  • @salmahassan6550
    @salmahassan6550 3 роки тому

    Wow♥️👏🏼

  • @cephastagro947
    @cephastagro947 Рік тому

    Tu es le plus fort

  • @jack2k20
    @jack2k20 4 роки тому

    Smashed

  • @anzatzi
    @anzatzi 2 роки тому

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

  • @dannuttle9005
    @dannuttle9005 4 роки тому +3

    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.

  • @ripped_till_i_die
    @ripped_till_i_die 2 роки тому

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

  • @deepanjanmallick6215
    @deepanjanmallick6215 4 роки тому

    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

  • @stuckinamomentt
    @stuckinamomentt 2 роки тому

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

  • @johnbell913
    @johnbell913 Рік тому

    Is it based off the G major scale?

  • @jessicasmithty4804
    @jessicasmithty4804 4 роки тому +3

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

  • @christophhani5626
    @christophhani5626 4 роки тому

    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
      @Piano_Pig  4 роки тому +1

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

  • @malaquiasalfaro81
    @malaquiasalfaro81 2 роки тому

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

  • @BlessedOne686
    @BlessedOne686 Рік тому

    What chords can I play the major blues over?

  • @obeimmaculate316
    @obeimmaculate316 4 роки тому

    Bro can you do a tutorial of rap chords

  • @YA-ok1mo
    @YA-ok1mo 2 роки тому

    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.

  • @johnbull7965
    @johnbull7965 2 роки тому

    Wow....

  • @augustoforeal4071
    @augustoforeal4071 4 роки тому

    can you explain this in on fl studio

  • @benedict0902
    @benedict0902 2 роки тому

    Vs Moody Blues (And leone abacchio)

  • @synthclub
    @synthclub 4 роки тому

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

  • @Dahmac
    @Dahmac 11 місяців тому

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

  • @yaoguangtang1759
    @yaoguangtang1759 Місяць тому

    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.

  • @sheheryar2002
    @sheheryar2002 3 роки тому +1

    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
      @veeraraghavuluarigela9022 3 роки тому

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

    • @sheheryar2002
      @sheheryar2002 3 роки тому

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

    • @veeraraghavuluarigela9022
      @veeraraghavuluarigela9022 3 роки тому

      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.

  • @garyewart9185
    @garyewart9185 2 роки тому

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

  • @user-zz2ov6ld8s
    @user-zz2ov6ld8s Рік тому

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

  • @estebanvenegas89
    @estebanvenegas89 4 роки тому

    G major scale's 7th note is F#, so i guess you mean F is the flat 7th for minor scale?

  • @walterhinojosa7390
    @walterhinojosa7390 3 роки тому

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