blue note

For example, a melody in C major might be sung with a note that is halfway between E and E-flat. As the term suggests, blue notes are thought to be particularly characteristic of the blues.

The Blue note is the Flat 5 (b5) Scale degree which sounds great in the blues, especially when mixed in with the Minor Pentatonic Scale.

In the key of C, there are blue notes between:

• D and E-flat.
• E-flat and E.
• F and F-sharp.
• F-sharp and G.
• A and B-flat.
• B-flat and B.

If we compare the blues scale to its parallel major scale, we see that the 3rd, 5th, and 7th degrees are flatted. These three notes are called “blue notes”. Actually, any note can become a blue note if it is played with an expressively altered intonation.

The Blue Note is still considered one of the world's most famous jazz venues and one of the best known and most expensive in New York. Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, and James Carter have all recorded live albums at the Blue Note.

In the case of the most valuable, there may be only a few hundred copies of investment grade quality in existence, perhaps less. However, to put it in perspective, even the most expensive Blue Notes are relatively cheap compared with the most rare and collectable rock and pop, or indeed, some reggae singles.

jazz Historically, Blue Note has principally been associated with the "hard bop" style of jazz (mixing bebop with other forms of music including soul, blues, rhythm and blues and gospel), but also recorded essential albums in the avant-garde and free styles of jazz.

A 12-bar blues is divided into three four-bar segments. A standard blues progression, or sequence of notes, typically features three chords based on the first (written as I), fourth (IV), and fifth (V) notes of an eight-note scale.

The blues has a distinct melancholic and somber tone, which is achieved through vocal techniques such as melisma, rhythmic techniques such as syncopation, and instrumental techniques such as “choking” guitar strings on the neck or applying a metal slide to the guitar strings to create a whining voicelike sound.

Blues music follows a simple chord progression ...and you can use the chords from any key in the 12 bar blues progression. For the key of G you'd use G, C, and D, for the key of D you'd use D, G, and A, and so on. But for now, let's just stick with blues in the key of A.

Whether you realize it or not, the blues is the foundation of nearly all the most popular styles of music listened to today. The blues isn't just about the blues. Jazz, rock, country, soul, R&B, funk, and even ska all descended from, developed out of, and were influenced by the blues.

The group formerly known as The Charlemagnes took on the name "The Blue Notes" in 1954, with a line-up consisting of lead singer Franklin Peaker, Bernard Wilson, Roosevelt Brodie, Jesse Gillis, Jr., and Harold Melvin. The group recorded for a number of labels without success from its inception into the 1960s.