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More about Major Blues

Same notes as: C minor blues

Steps: Whole, half, half, 1½, whole, 1½

About the Major Blues scale

The major pentatonic with an added ♭3. It uses the same notes as the minor blues scale started from its ♭3.

What makes it sound the way it does

The ♭3 sits a half step under the major 3rd, so the scale holds both 3rds.

E♭ Major Blues

E♭
F
G♭
G
B♭
C

Chords that fit

E♭
E♭m
Cm
Cdim

Progressions

All scales and keys

Major & Minor

Natural MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Harmonic MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Melodic MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Harmonic MajorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Modes

PhrygianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
MixolydianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
LocrianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Melodic Minor Modes

Dorian ♭2C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Lydian AugmentedC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Lydian DominantC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Mixolydian ♭6C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Locrian ♮2C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
AlteredC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Harmonic Minor Modes

Locrian ♮6C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Ionian ♯5C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Ukrainian DorianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Phrygian DominantC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Lydian ♯2C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
UltralocrianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Pentatonic & Blues

Major PentatonicC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Minor PentatonicC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
EgyptianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Dominant PentatonicC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Major BluesC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Japanese & Asian

HirajoshiC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
ChineseC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Middle Eastern & Indian

Double HarmonicC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Hungarian MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Hungarian MajorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Gypsy MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
PersianC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
OrientalC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
EnigmaticC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Neapolitan MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Neapolitan MajorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B

Symmetric & Jazz

Whole ToneC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
AugmentedC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Diminished (Whole–Half)C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Diminished (Half–Whole)C C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
PrometheusC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
TritoneC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Bebop DominantC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Bebop MajorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Bebop MinorC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B
Spanish 8-ToneC C♯ D E♭ E F F♯ G A♭ A B♭ B